Comments on: Rumsfeld Claims Insurgent Violence Increases ‘In the Spring, Summer and Fall Months’ http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:47:14 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: NEOCON not going anywhere... http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/comment-page-4/#comment-730198 NEOCON not going anywhere... Tue, 15 Aug 2006 18:09:49 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/#comment-730198 After reading the posts on this site for several months there seems to be some consistency as to the feelings of the “bloggers”........let me summarize......because somewhere in my following list you (yes, you the wacko “progressive”) will find an answer to ALL of the problems that America faces today….or at least the person/persons that are responsible for such a miserable existence that we must trudge through in America…..America the damned!!! Each of the items below are just a snippet of what “think progress” stands for….so…in your words…. Bush and the Republicans are the devil reincarnate… Fox News is Hitler’s SS version of propaganda... The Democrats are waayyy too conservative and right-leaning.... The Republicans (gulp...I said the word Republicans) work for the Devil... Lieberman is a Bush crony that never accomplished anything for the state of Connecticut… Did I mention that Bush and the Republicans are the devil reincarnate? The War in Iraq was certainly for the oil and making rich people richer!!! Halliburton? Planning the war(s) for years before 9/11… 9/11? Bush not only knew exactly what/where/when/how…..he helped to plan it….. 9/11? The towers were not taken down by airplanes…American C-4 explosives were strategically placed to “take ‘em down”…. Bush planted the C4…along with the help of Cheney and Rumsfield… The War in Iraq was certainly a follow-up to papa Bush….and his “failure” in removing Saddam….. Terrorism is not that big of a deal…it should be monitored and controlled by our police agencies….not the government…. OBL is not that bad....hell, America created him!! Saddam is not the bad...hell, America created him!! Did I mention that Bush and the Republicans are the devil reincarnate? Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is not that bad….he does not want nukes for weapons…its all about the fuel baby!!! Problems in the Middle East...Americas fault... Darfur? Bush and Cheney are not fully responsible for the genocide---but at least 78%.... Did I mention that Bush and the Republicans are the devil reincarnate? Try to resolve the problems in the Middle East??---Why does America feel it should stick its nose in others business... Israel...America’s puppet.... Israel is the cause of most of the problems in the Middle East….Hezbollah is not a terrorist organization---they were “elected” into a position of power in a democratic government!!! America did the worse job of evacuating its citizens from Lebanon…Denmark did the best…Denmark is #1!!! Denmark is #1!!!…. Did I mention that Bush and the Republicans are the devil reincarnate? American flags are made for one purpose….to burn!!!!!!!! The primary run off in Ct proves that the American people want an immediate withdrawal from Iraq…. AIDS in Africa killing scores? Bush’s Fault….well, maybe 82% responsible… Socialism #1…Communism #2….Dictatorship #3…Democracy #4…as ranked by the bloggers on “Think Progress” as best form of govt…. Global Warming is a direct cause of Bush being the Chief-executive...... The short-comings of American schools...a direct cause of Bush being the Chief-executive...... The short-comings of Health-care....a direct cause of Bush being the Chief-executive...... Oil?....ever since man has been able to process it into a usable fuel....all the problems have been.....a direct cause of Bush being the Chief-executive...... Wal-mart=Capitalism=Bush cronies=Conservatives=devil Did I mention that Bush and the Republicans are the devil reincarnate? Mexican Immigration problem? No problemo… Katrina?....a direct cause of Bush being the Chief-executive......not the response---the actual cause of the hurricane...a direct cause of Bush being the Chief-executive Katrina…response to it?....Bush hates blacks.....it’s that simple......did I mention Bush hates Mexicans, Canadians, French, Italians, Spaniards, Russians, Irish, Germans, Chinese, Japanese, Filipinos, Aussies, Swedes, New Zealanders, anybody that might be of south American persuasion, anybody that might be a mix bred, anybody from Africa-even if they “look” white, and of course…all Muslims…. Did I mention that according to this site that Bush hates gays? And wants them dead? The economy----the worse it’s been in the history of America----....is a direct cause of Bush being the Chief-executive...... International relations? well---before Bush we were loved from china to south America...but now---America is hated all around the world and we need to kowtow to the Europeans and Islam so they like us…..we want other people to like us…we really want other people to like us………please like us…..please? Homeless problem in a city/town near you?...a direct cause of Bush being the Chief-executive… Abortion is good (million+ innocents a year)…Death penalty is Bad (handful of convicted criminals a year)…. (Did I mention that Bush and the Republicans are the devil reincarnate? Lines at the super-market….. a direct cause of Bush being the Chief-executive… Howard Stern being fined for foul behavior/language…. a direct cause of Bush being the Chief-executive…. Katrina “evacuees” in Houston or other cities committing hideous crimes?... a direct cause of Bush being the Chief-executive…… Christian groups are bigots and things such as “faith day” (at a ball park after the game) are nothing more than the radical rights attempt at “christian-izing” us…. America’s military is weak and the Draft is right around the corner… “God” should not be in the Pledge…. “God” should not be on our currency… “God” should not be………. Cindy Sheehan should not be questioned nor debated…..her son died for her right to hang out in Crawford dam it!!! America went to war unprepared….look at the hummers!! They have absolutely no armor….and its Bush’s fault… Democrats and Republicans are all the same…evil…out for themselves…slave-masters (its in their family history)…sex addicts…and of course out to kill Americans in a fake war that was based on purposely fraudulent intelligence… The (mass) media is covering up everything!!! Good policing and investigative work is called---racial profiling!!! “Minimum Wage should be at least $18.00 a hour” “Progressive” reporters get kick out of all the neo-cons news briefings… “My phones have been taped because I went to an anti-war rally!” “My cable has been on the blink and my phone has been making weird noises since I went to a anti-war Rally” Anybody that makes money and lives a successful life MUST be doing something that hurts the poor or crippled…. Taxes and more taxes are good for the economy…tax cuts/breaks only help the millionaires… SUV’s were created by conservatives that wanted to help out their “oil buddies”… People should not be expected to take care of themselves!!! That’s the role of government… People should not be able to invest their social security account as they wish!! That’s the role of the government… If I forgot a topic or an issue please just fill it in with the following… “BLAH-DA-DOO-DAA- BLAH-DA-DOO-DAA- BLAH-DA-DOO-DAA- BLAH-DA-DOO-DAA- WAA-WAA WAA-WAA WAA-WAA WAA-WAA..BUSH IS THE DEVIL BLAH-DA-DOO-DAA- BLAH-DA-DOO-DAA- BLAH-DA-DOO-DAA- BLAH-DA-DOO-DAA…REPUBLICANS ARE THE DEVIL… WAA-WAA WAA-WAA WAA-WAA WAA-WAA…AMERICA IS THE CAUSE OF ALL THE PROBLEMS IN THE WORLD…-DA-DOO-DAA- BLAH-DA-DOO-DAA- BLAH-DA-DOO-DAA…” IN CONLUSION:::::: I have posted this because it addresses nearly all the issues that “think progress” and its bloggers believe/state/dream about….in other words, this post can be placed on any of your blogs and it will make sense……thanks “think progress” bloggers for making this so easy….if you think my post is foolish….please remember---these are your words (with some editing liberties taken…oh I forgot---I should not mention anything about taking liberties)….dam America!!! After reading the posts on this site for several months there seems to be some consistency as to the feelings of the “bloggers”……..let me summarize……because somewhere in my following list you (yes, you the wacko “progressive”) will find an answer to ALL of the problems that America faces today….or at least the person/persons that are responsible for such a miserable existence that we must trudge through in America…..America the damned!!! Each of the items below are just a snippet of what “think progress” stands for….so…in your words….

Bush and the Republicans are the devil reincarnate…

Fox News is Hitler’s SS version of propaganda…

The Democrats are waayyy too conservative and right-leaning….

The Republicans (gulp…I said the word Republicans) work for the Devil…

Lieberman is a Bush crony that never accomplished anything for the state of Connecticut…

Did I mention that Bush and the Republicans are the devil reincarnate?

The War in Iraq was certainly for the oil and making rich people richer!!!

Halliburton? Planning the war(s) for years before 9/11…

9/11? Bush not only knew exactly what/where/when/how…..he helped to plan it…..

9/11? The towers were not taken down by airplanes…American C-4 explosives were strategically placed to “take ‘em down”….

Bush planted the C4…along with the help of Cheney and Rumsfield…

The War in Iraq was certainly a follow-up to papa Bush….and his “failure” in removing Saddam…..

Terrorism is not that big of a deal…it should be monitored and controlled by our police agencies….not the government….

OBL is not that bad….hell, America created him!!

Saddam is not the bad…hell, America created him!!

Did I mention that Bush and the Republicans are the devil reincarnate?

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is not that bad….he does not want nukes for weapons…its all about the fuel baby!!!

Problems in the Middle East…Americas fault…

Darfur? Bush and Cheney are not fully responsible for the genocide—but at least 78%….

Did I mention that Bush and the Republicans are the devil reincarnate?

Try to resolve the problems in the Middle East??—Why does America feel it should stick its nose in others business…

Israel…America’s puppet….

Israel is the cause of most of the problems in the Middle East….Hezbollah is not a terrorist organization—they were “elected” into a position of power in a democratic government!!!

America did the worse job of evacuating its citizens from Lebanon…Denmark did the best…Denmark is #1!!! Denmark is #1!!!….

Did I mention that Bush and the Republicans are the devil reincarnate?

American flags are made for one purpose….to burn!!!!!!!!

The primary run off in Ct proves that the American people want an immediate withdrawal from Iraq….

AIDS in Africa killing scores? Bush’s Fault….well, maybe 82% responsible…

Socialism #1…Communism #2….Dictatorship #3…Democracy #4…as ranked by the bloggers on “Think Progress” as best form of govt….

Global Warming is a direct cause of Bush being the Chief-executive……

The short-comings of American schools…a direct cause of Bush being the Chief-executive……

The short-comings of Health-care….a direct cause of Bush being the Chief-executive……

Oil?….ever since man has been able to process it into a usable fuel….all the problems have been…..a direct cause of Bush being the Chief-executive……

Wal-mart=Capitalism=Bush cronies=Conservatives=devil

Did I mention that Bush and the Republicans are the devil reincarnate?

Mexican Immigration problem? No problemo…
Katrina?….a direct cause of Bush being the Chief-executive……not the response—the actual cause of the hurricane…a direct cause of Bush being the Chief-executive

Katrina…response to it?….Bush hates blacks…..it’s that simple……did I mention Bush hates Mexicans, Canadians, French, Italians, Spaniards, Russians, Irish, Germans, Chinese, Japanese, Filipinos, Aussies, Swedes, New Zealanders, anybody that might be of south American persuasion, anybody that might be a mix bred, anybody from Africa-even if they “look” white, and of course…all Muslims….

Did I mention that according to this site that Bush hates gays? And wants them dead?

The economy—-the worse it’s been in the history of America—-….is a direct cause of Bush being the Chief-executive……

International relations? well—before Bush we were loved from china to south America…but now—America is hated all around the world and we need to kowtow to the Europeans and Islam so they like us…..we want other people to like us…we really want other people to like us………please like us…..please?

Homeless problem in a city/town near you?…a direct cause of Bush being the Chief-executive…

Abortion is good (million+ innocents a year)…Death penalty is Bad (handful of convicted criminals a year)….

(Did I mention that Bush and the Republicans are the devil reincarnate?

Lines at the super-market….. a direct cause of Bush being the Chief-executive…

Howard Stern being fined for foul behavior/language…. a direct cause of Bush being the Chief-executive….

Katrina “evacuees” in Houston or other cities committing hideous crimes?… a direct cause of Bush being the Chief-executive……

Christian groups are bigots and things such as “faith day” (at a ball park after the game) are nothing more than the radical rights attempt at “christian-izing” us….

America’s military is weak and the Draft is right around the corner…

“God” should not be in the Pledge….

“God” should not be on our currency…

“God” should not be……….

Cindy Sheehan should not be questioned nor debated…..her son died for her right to hang out in Crawford dam it!!!

America went to war unprepared….look at the hummers!! They have absolutely no armor….and its Bush’s fault…

Democrats and Republicans are all the same…evil…out for themselves…slave-masters (its in their family history)…sex addicts…and of course out to kill Americans in a fake war that was based on purposely fraudulent intelligence…

The (mass) media is covering up everything!!!

Good policing and investigative work is called—racial profiling!!!

“Minimum Wage should be at least $18.00 a hour”

“Progressive” reporters get kick out of all the neo-cons news briefings…

“My phones have been taped because I went to an anti-war rally!”

“My cable has been on the blink and my phone has been making weird noises since I went to a anti-war Rally”

Anybody that makes money and lives a successful life MUST be doing something that hurts the poor or crippled….

Taxes and more taxes are good for the economy…tax cuts/breaks only help the millionaires…

SUV’s were created by conservatives that wanted to help out their “oil buddies”…

People should not be expected to take care of themselves!!! That’s the role of government…

People should not be able to invest their social security account as they wish!! That’s the role of the government…

If I forgot a topic or an issue please just fill it in with the following…

“BLAH-DA-DOO-DAA- BLAH-DA-DOO-DAA- BLAH-DA-DOO-DAA- BLAH-DA-DOO-DAA- WAA-WAA WAA-WAA WAA-WAA WAA-WAA..BUSH IS THE DEVIL BLAH-DA-DOO-DAA- BLAH-DA-DOO-DAA- BLAH-DA-DOO-DAA- BLAH-DA-DOO-DAA…REPUBLICANS ARE THE DEVIL… WAA-WAA WAA-WAA WAA-WAA WAA-WAA…AMERICA IS THE CAUSE OF ALL THE PROBLEMS IN THE WORLD…-DA-DOO-DAA- BLAH-DA-DOO-DAA- BLAH-DA-DOO-DAA…”

IN CONLUSION::::::

I have posted this because it addresses nearly all the issues that “think progress” and its bloggers believe/state/dream about….in other words, this post can be placed on any of your blogs and it will make sense……thanks “think progress” bloggers for making this so easy….if you think my post is foolish….please remember—these are your words (with some editing liberties taken…oh I forgot—I should not mention anything about taking liberties)….dam America!!!

]]> By: tinylittledots.com •••• tiny little dots ••• and other points of interest » Blog Archive » The Fine Art of Hedging http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/comment-page-4/#comment-713101 tinylittledots.com •••• tiny little dots ••• and other points of interest » Blog Archive » The Fine Art of Hedging Mon, 07 Aug 2006 19:03:29 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/#comment-713101 [...] Did anyone catch this last week? Rumsfeld Claims Insurgent Violence Increases “In the Spring, Summer and Fall Months” [...] [...] Did anyone catch this last week? Rumsfeld Claims Insurgent Violence Increases “In the Spring, Summer and Fall Months” [...]

]]> By: jocose, bellicose, morose and comatose http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/comment-page-4/#comment-711754 jocose, bellicose, morose and comatose Mon, 07 Aug 2006 02:53:11 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/#comment-711754 You forgot to include "unknown knowns". That's when they know that Iraq had WMDs, because they've got the receipts to prove it, but forgot to mention that most of them were deployed during the war against Iran, or destroyed during the first Gulf war (after getting the green light from Glaspie), or deteriorated during the decade of sanctions against Iraq. All of the above might establish a (barely) credible pretext for the occupation of Iraq, in order to reduce the production and consumption of petroleum and forestall an economic meltdown generated by the approach of peak oil. Of course, Israel is the wild card, with all those nukes aimed at all those oilfields, which provides it with a preferential right to exist You forgot to include “unknown knowns”. That’s when they know that Iraq had WMDs, because they’ve got the receipts to prove it, but forgot to mention that most of them were deployed during the war against Iran, or destroyed during the first Gulf war (after getting the green light from Glaspie), or deteriorated during the decade of sanctions against Iraq. All of the above might establish a (barely) credible pretext for the occupation of Iraq, in order to reduce the production and consumption of petroleum and forestall an economic meltdown generated by the approach of peak oil. Of course, Israel is the wild card, with all those nukes aimed at all those oilfields, which provides it with a preferential right to exist

]]> By: SoldierInIraq http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/comment-page-4/#comment-711322 SoldierInIraq Sun, 06 Aug 2006 23:10:29 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/#comment-711322 Phillyfan, I get the feeling I'm probably the only one in here who actually has been in Iraq in the winter. Trust me, it gets cold and wet AND insurgent activity goes down. If progressives want to be taken seriously, part of the solution might be to actually know what you're talking about. One can make many, many, many criticisms of this administration's prosecution of the war. I'd be the first to make them. But you can't come off as an incompetent, which is exactly what Think Progress did with this selection. Phillyfan, I get the feeling I’m probably the only one in here who actually has been in Iraq in the winter. Trust me, it gets cold and wet AND insurgent activity goes down.

If progressives want to be taken seriously, part of the solution might be to actually know what you’re talking about. One can make many, many, many criticisms of this administration’s prosecution of the war. I’d be the first to make them.

But you can’t come off as an incompetent, which is exactly what Think Progress did with this selection.

]]> By: Jon Koppenhoefer http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/comment-page-4/#comment-709760 Jon Koppenhoefer Sun, 06 Aug 2006 06:15:04 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/#comment-709760 Rummy's just showing his ass to people for whom he has nothing but contempt. I look forward to the arrogant prick's fall from power. Rummy’s just showing his ass to people for whom he has nothing but contempt.

I look forward to the arrogant prick’s fall from power.

]]> By: phillyfan http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/comment-page-4/#comment-709007 phillyfan Sat, 05 Aug 2006 19:34:28 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/#comment-709007 purely masturbate that MF. purely masturbate that MF.

]]> By: phillyfan http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/comment-page-3/#comment-709006 phillyfan Sat, 05 Aug 2006 19:32:15 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/#comment-709006 It averages a whopping frigid 50 degrees F in the winter months in Iraq. Hardly a detriment for suicide bombers and planting IEDs. This is for all the asshats who agree w/ this moron. It averages a whopping frigid 50 degrees F in the winter months in Iraq. Hardly a detriment for suicide bombers and planting IEDs. This is for all the asshats who agree w/ this moron.

]]> By: phillyfan http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/comment-page-3/#comment-708998 phillyfan Sat, 05 Aug 2006 19:28:14 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/#comment-708998 I I

]]> By: phillyfan http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/comment-page-3/#comment-708991 phillyfan Sat, 05 Aug 2006 19:21:51 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/#comment-708991 <strong>I REST MY CASE - SEE #143</strong> I REST MY CASE – SEE #143

]]> By: phillyfan http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/comment-page-3/#comment-708989 phillyfan Sat, 05 Aug 2006 19:18:23 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/#comment-708989 they are going to keep giving us these bonehead answers because they are never challenged by anyone but us. The MSM cowers in their presence. Do you really think he was bothered by what Hillary had to say? She asked the right questions but where was her backup? These criminals know they can do and say any kind of mumbo jumbo w/o needing to worry. It will be forgotten about tommorrow when the senate brings up whether public urination should be written as a crime against nature. You are witnessing what happens when the president is allowed to spy on anyone he chooses. All the dissenters are smacked down. Do you really think honest true blooded Americans would allow this type of incompetence to prolificate. Everyone is scared to death of these nazis. It is just about over for this country. If they are allowed to manipulate this next election, if the neo con nazis maintain power in both houses , you will truly know that a dictatorship has taken over. This election should not even be close, only 20% of Americans approve of this Congress. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that the elections are fixed. How in the hell did this incompetent fool win by a majority in the last election. Everything he touches turns to shit and he still managed to get elected. And whats up w/ not even challenging these results. Spying thats whats up. They got something on every dissenter.By the way what do we do except sit on our asses in front of our pc's bitching about everything they are going to keep giving us these bonehead answers because they are never challenged by anyone but us. The MSM cowers in their presence. Do you really think he was bothered by what Hillary had to say? She asked the right questions but where was her backup? These criminals know they can do and say any kind of mumbo jumbo w/o needing to worry. It will be forgotten about tommorrow when the senate brings up whether public urination should be written as a crime against nature. You are witnessing what happens when the president is allowed to spy on anyone he chooses. All the dissenters are smacked down. Do you really think honest true blooded Americans would allow this type of incompetence to prolificate. Everyone is scared to death of these nazis. It is just about over for this country. If they are allowed to manipulate this next election, if the neo con nazis maintain power in both houses , you will truly know that a dictatorship has taken over. This election should not even be close, only 20% of Americans approve of this Congress. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that the elections are fixed. How in the hell did this incompetent fool win by a majority in the last election. Everything he touches turns to shit and he still managed to get elected. And whats up w/ not even challenging these results. Spying thats whats up. They got something on every dissenter.By the way what do we do except sit on our asses in front of our pc’s bitching about everything

]]> By: phillyfan http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/comment-page-3/#comment-708967 phillyfan Sat, 05 Aug 2006 18:50:36 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/#comment-708967 #79 why do you hate your cat so much? #79 why do you hate your cat so much?

]]> By: cognitorex http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/comment-page-3/#comment-708508 cognitorex Sat, 05 Aug 2006 13:30:38 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/#comment-708508 <strong>HOT AND GRUMPY IN BAGHDAD</strong> Ahmed, (getting a drink from the luke cool fridge in his family’s apartment) mutters, “It’s just too blasted hot to go out setting up IEDs today.” (the lights blink, the whirr and gurgle of the air conditioner ceases and we hear a door slam, then silence followed by an explosion in the distance) HOT AND GRUMPY IN BAGHDAD

Ahmed, (getting a drink from the luke cool fridge in his family’s apartment) mutters, “It’s just too blasted hot to go out setting up IEDs today.”

(the lights blink, the whirr and gurgle of the air conditioner ceases and we hear a door slam, then silence followed by an explosion in the distance)

]]> By: Andrew http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/comment-page-3/#comment-707585 Andrew Fri, 04 Aug 2006 22:25:40 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/#comment-707585 What says it all is the statement "I don’t know. I would say not." He admits he doesn't know but that has no affect on the claims he will actually make. The facts are irrelevant. What says it all is the statement “I don’t know. I would say not.”

He admits he doesn’t know but that has no affect on the claims he will actually make. The facts are irrelevant.

]]> By: Bruce http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/comment-page-3/#comment-707577 Bruce Fri, 04 Aug 2006 22:19:00 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/#comment-707577 Dear Punchy, It's "Known Knowns", "Known Unknowns" and "Unknown Unknowns" You twisted it up a bit. Dear Punchy,

It’s “Known Knowns”, “Known Unknowns” and “Unknown Unknowns”

You twisted it up a bit.

]]> By: Bruce http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/comment-page-3/#comment-707554 Bruce Fri, 04 Aug 2006 22:04:50 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/#comment-707554 Dear Punchy, Sorry to be picky but on the record it's "Known Knowns", Known Unknowns" and "Unknown Unknowns". Dear Punchy,

Sorry to be picky but on the record it’s “Known Knowns”, Known Unknowns” and “Unknown Unknowns”.

]]> By: Tobias http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/comment-page-3/#comment-707462 Tobias Fri, 04 Aug 2006 21:17:58 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/#comment-707462 There are plenty of legitimate criticisms of Rumsfield to be made, but this is not one of them. It is a fact of military history that all fighting practiced by every military group in the world has been and is effected by weather conditions, such that each group's fighting behavior falls into predictable patterns. This is undeniable and it is directly relevant (and absolutely necessary) in assessing the success or failure of any given military policy. In the context of this meeting, Rumsfield was countering that laying the recently increasing violence at the feet of policy is overly simplistic, given the rather large number of factors that cannot be controlled by even a perfect policy. Again, I have plenty of criticisms of the "Iraq plan" and our lack of effectiveness there, but yanking this comment out of context and deliberately misunderstanding it is purely masturbatory. It shows a primadonna-ish demand for perfection, rather than a real interest in finding out wherein Rumsfield is actually wrong. Most of the comments I've read on here are overly simplistic and self-inflating. Bank on it: there isn't a human being on this planet, no matter how much you dislike him, who can be reduced from his complexity to a convenient, easily dismissable simplicity. Tobias There are plenty of legitimate criticisms of Rumsfield to be made, but this is not one of them. It is a fact of military history that all fighting practiced by every military group in the world has been and is effected by weather conditions, such that each group’s fighting behavior falls into predictable patterns. This is undeniable and it is directly relevant (and absolutely necessary) in assessing the success or failure of any given military policy. In the context of this meeting, Rumsfield was countering that laying the recently increasing violence at the feet of policy is overly simplistic, given the rather large number of factors that cannot be controlled by even a perfect policy. Again, I have plenty of criticisms of the “Iraq plan” and our lack of effectiveness there, but yanking this comment out of context and deliberately misunderstanding it is purely masturbatory. It shows a primadonna-ish demand for perfection, rather than a real interest in finding out wherein Rumsfield is actually wrong.

Most of the comments I’ve read on here are overly simplistic and self-inflating. Bank on it: there isn’t a human being on this planet, no matter how much you dislike him, who can be reduced from his complexity to a convenient, easily dismissable simplicity.

Tobias

]]> By: Debbie Riga http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/comment-page-3/#comment-707444 Debbie Riga Fri, 04 Aug 2006 21:06:09 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/#comment-707444 Mother Nature strikes again! Three out of four seasons produce a surge of violence in Afghanistan. Please someone, put this guy in a padded cell for the sake of the entire world! Mother Nature strikes again! Three out of four seasons produce a surge of violence in Afghanistan.

Please someone, put this guy in a padded cell for the sake of the entire world!

]]> By: Jim Graves http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/comment-page-3/#comment-707435 Jim Graves Fri, 04 Aug 2006 21:02:16 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/#comment-707435 He is essentially correct. The seasonal nature of warfare in Afghanistan is a result of it having exceptionally harsh winters, the fighters being mostly foot bound (tough to move in snow drifts) and it being a tribal society with an agricultural econmony which has historically viewed summer as the time for fighting. Planting and harvesting cause decreases in military activity in the spring and fall and in most of the country the winter weather at those altitudes is harsher than you can imagine. Fanantical are not, the Taliban clothed in light cotton clothing and shod in flip flops prefer to winter over in Pakistan. He is essentially correct.

The seasonal nature of warfare in Afghanistan is a result of it having exceptionally harsh winters, the fighters being mostly foot bound (tough to move in snow drifts) and it being a tribal society with an agricultural econmony which has historically viewed summer as the time for fighting. Planting and harvesting cause decreases in military activity in the spring and fall and in most of the country the winter weather at those altitudes is harsher than you can imagine.

Fanantical are not, the Taliban clothed in light cotton clothing and shod in flip flops prefer to winter over in Pakistan.

]]> By: monkbucket http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/comment-page-3/#comment-707186 monkbucket Fri, 04 Aug 2006 19:29:50 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/#comment-707186 reply to #25 "You watch. He’s going to be the sacrificial goat right before the Nov 2006 elections..." and then Joe Lieberman will be appointed Interim SecDef... no hearings required AND he gets to stay in D.C. Oy vey! reply to #25

“You watch. He’s going to be the sacrificial goat right before the Nov 2006 elections…”

and then Joe Lieberman will be appointed Interim SecDef… no hearings required AND he gets to stay in D.C.

Oy vey!

]]> By: Marge http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/comment-page-3/#comment-707170 Marge Fri, 04 Aug 2006 19:22:33 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2006/08/03/afghan-violence/#comment-707170 HA HA HA HA HA Geraldo .....accuses someone of BAD TASTE. HA HA HA HA HA Geraldo …..accuses someone of BAD TASTE.

]]>