The joke going around during Gulf War I, if I can call it that, was: "what movie
has been banned by Saddam Hussein? Iraqnophobia, of course." ("Arachnophobia," a
horror flick involving spiders, was in the movie theatres about that time).Stacy Smith wrote: > You should have said we are between Iraq and a hard place. Lol. > > Stacy. > > At 10:15 AM 12/17/2002 -0500, you wrote: > > >I have come to the conclusion that Marc was cheated by the Pakistani owner > >of a convenience store in his neck of the woods! :-) Marc, while I agree > >that Pakistan is not the country to model our society after and that there > >are many distinct factions operating within the government, often at odds > >with each other, do you believe that there are any other bad guys out there > >(other than Bush, I mean :-). > > > >If we limited out allies to only those who were just like us, we would have > >very few allies indeed. We partnered with Stalin in WWII because (being > >VERY generous) we felt that to do otherwise would seriously hamper our war > >efforts. Having someone as a temporary ally does not mean that you condone > >their behavior. Rather it means that you are usually between a rock and a > >hard place, and you may want to deny your adversary that country as his > >ally. > > > >I would hazard to guess that we both believe that you prioritize your > >problems and work from the top down. Perhaps it is the case that you have a > >different prioritized list than do I. However, I think that Afghanistan and > >Iraq and North Korea are higher on the list than is Pakistan, which, by the > >way, is pretty high up on my list. > > > >And then, of course, you bring up a very interesting Libertarian argument > >about free markets and opium (note I didn't say you put it forward). I > >honestly would be very interested in your elaborating on this topic. > > > >Jon > > > >Marc A. Schindler wrote: > > > >I don't think it matters (to me, anyway) whether it was deliberate or not. > >The > >people in central and SW Afghanistan in particular have little choice, as > >there is > >no economic alternative for them. One could just as easily say this is the > >"free > >market" at work without the help of the CIA. I *do* believe, however, that > >the ISI > >(Pakistan's counterpart) was behind it for reasons of their own. > > > >////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > >/// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > >/// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > >///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > > > > > > > > > > > >--- > >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > >Version: 6.0.423 / Virus Database: 238 - Release Date: 11/25/2002 > > ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// > -- Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland “Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of the time he will pick himself up and continue on” – Winston Churchill Note: This communication represents the informal personal views of the author solely; its contents do not necessarily reflect those of the author’s employer, nor those of any organization with which the author may be associated. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^^=============================================================== This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^^===============================================================
