I wish I could take credit for finding this quote - but I didn’t. Jules Crittenden did and I just found it at his place.
“If you talk to these sheiks, they’ll tell you that they’re in no hurry to see the Americans leave al-Anbar.
“One thing Sheikh Sattar keeps saying is he wants al-Anbar to be like Germany and Japan and South Korea were after their respective wars, with a long-term American presence helping put them back together,” MacFarland said. “The negative example he cites is Vietnam. He says, yeah, so, Vietnam beat the Americans, and what did it get them? You know, 30 years later, they’re still living in poverty.”
~ Col. Sean B. MacFarland, 1st BCT, 1st AD
Yeah - like I would’a said if I’d thought of it!
HA!
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February 23rd, 2007 at 12:16 am
2008, Net Neutrality and the Blogosphere…
The Dems favor net neutrality and the GOP does not. This sounds a little more like traditional stands of party politics. If the internet, and more specifically the blogosphere, continues to exert influence on issues at the current rate, the face of …
February 23rd, 2007 at 3:16 am
23…
Tomorrow the movie The Number 23 opens. In honor of that here are 13 things 23:…
February 23rd, 2007 at 8:20 am
The Knucklehead of the Day award…
Today’s winner is Florida Circuit Judge Wayne Cobb….
February 23rd, 2007 at 8:37 am
Connecticut Prison for Kids Teams Up With Fake Justice System, II…
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February 23rd, 2007 at 8:43 am
Weekend Open Trackback…
Your basic weekend long open trackback post.I took a picture of this mural in 29 Palms, CA. (click to enlarge) Trackposted to Perri Nelson’s Website, third world county, The Crazy Rants of Samantha Burns, basil’s blog, Pirate’s Cove, Blue Star…
February 23rd, 2007 at 10:24 am
Illegal immigrant arrests down….Prosecuting Border Patrol Agents seems to be working……..
The NY Times reports significant decreases in CAUGHT illegal immigrants……
Homeland Security Officials cited the drop in apprehensions as clear evidence the borders are becoming more secure.
The only barometer to gauge whether migrants are …
February 23rd, 2007 at 11:43 am
Quantifying Design…
UnBeige is linking to a great article from Fast Company about ‘quantifying the rate of return on instituting inventive design”.
No Accounting For Design?
A design solution might be technically masterful and aesthetically pleasing, but if yo…
February 23rd, 2007 at 11:48 am
A Gathering of Eagles…
Michelle Malkinis posting about the Gathering of Eagles. It’s well worth reading. Here’s a few choice words from their Mission Statement.
1. Gathering of Eagles is non-partisan. While each member has his or her own political beliefs, our c…
February 23rd, 2007 at 12:08 pm
Global Warming Today: Choose Your Execution Method…
From CNS News
But Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, said both cap and trade and a carbon tax are "bad ideas."
"Having a conversation about whether you want to have cap and trade or a carbon tax as a way to solve glo…
February 23rd, 2007 at 1:15 pm
The Pigeon on Junk Mail and Spam…
I hate unsolicited advertising. Like most people, I shred credit card apps by the truckload. I used to send them back with hate literature included in the envelope, until one company STILL opened an account in my name despite the…