Xah Lee's Unixism

[Brian Boutel]

Greg Menke wrote:


> 
>>>Iraq teaches the Islamic world that we're
>>>crazy.
>>
>>By "we" you are referring to the some 40 nations who have contributed
>>to the effort right?
>>
> 
> 
> Each nation with their couple hundred or fewer people?  Don't make me
> laugh.  This one is the US and the UK and whatever bits & pieces we
> could muscle out of all the countries that owe favors.  Last time
> around we had an actual coalition this one is pretty much only PR.
> 

And, of course, very few countries sent troops to be part of the 
invasion force. Many others, like ours, are there in 
non-combatant roles to help repair the damage the invaders caused.


--brian


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Brian Boutel
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