tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post1415656069990091315..comments2024-03-19T07:20:02.485-05:00Comments on Althouse: "Is the administration just washing its hands of the intractable Iranian nuclear issue by saying, 'If we can’t fix it, it ain’t broke'?"Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-42641393325717012482007-12-07T16:48:00.000-06:002007-12-07T16:48:00.000-06:00Quagmire: Hello, and welcome to another edition of...Quagmire: Hello, and welcome to another edition of Midnight Q. Tonight we're gonna enjoy some jazz from Charles Mingus. Norman Maylor's here to read an excerpt from his latest work. And we also have a girl from Omaha hiding a banana. We're gonna find out where. Giggity giggity. Giggity goo. Stick around. <BR/>(The Family Guy, 2006)Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-37098820660057202962007-12-07T16:35:00.000-06:002007-12-07T16:35:00.000-06:00Smart ass.(Direct enough for you?); )Smart ass.<BR/><BR/>(Direct enough for you?)<BR/><BR/>; )reader_iamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17352836883752091339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-54729407544485602292007-12-07T15:57:00.000-06:002007-12-07T15:57:00.000-06:00A pardox?A paradox,A most ingenious paradox!We’ve ...A pardox?<BR/><BR/>A paradox,<BR/>A most ingenious paradox!<BR/>We’ve quips and quibbles heard in flocks,<BR/>But none to beat this paradox!blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05430444326700437630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-5940784203903777712007-12-07T15:15:00.001-06:002007-12-07T15:15:00.001-06:00Merry Christmas right back at ya!Merry Christmas right back at ya!Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-78844095037228438992007-12-07T15:15:00.000-06:002007-12-07T15:15:00.000-06:00Also reader, in view of what you said before, not ...Also reader, in view of what you said before, not disregarding any qualifying clause, with respect to the subject there in, let me just state, unequivocally, nice ass.Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-76259918333634582942007-12-07T14:13:00.000-06:002007-12-07T14:13:00.000-06:00Reader_iam, Baby, you're the greatest!Reader_iam, Baby, you're the greatest!Trooper Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978703998566102194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-12751781064996353342007-12-07T13:48:00.000-06:002007-12-07T13:48:00.000-06:00MadisonMan: But where are the tpyos?LOL.MadisonMan: But where are the tpyos?<BR/><BR/>LOL.reader_iamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17352836883752091339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-90248552778712180162007-12-07T10:21:00.000-06:002007-12-07T10:21:00.000-06:00From an Instapundit post:The leaders of France and...From an Instapundit post:<BR/><BR/><I>The leaders of France and Germany said Thursday that Iran remained a danger and that other nations needed to keep up the pressure over its nuclear program despite a United States intelligence report’s conclusion that Tehran was no longer building a bomb.<BR/><BR/>Speaking at a joint news conference at the Élysée Palace, President Nicolas Sarkozy and Chancellor Angela Merkel said they had not changed their minds despite the findings of the American intelligence estimate released Monday, which some believed would have eroded support for tougher new sanctions."</I><BR/><BR/>The terrible irony of the latest NIE is that while it provides tremendous political comfort to Democrats, it green-lights the Mullahs to proceed with their weapons program. And because the French and Germans have been effectively isolated by the Mullahs, Russians, Chinese, the NIE authors and the Democrats, we are much more likely to end up in a war than we were before. If we're lucky, it will be before the Mullahs have an operational weapon - but none here should think we'll be lucky. We haven't the political will or self-confidence to take this on before the Mullahs deploy the weapon.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08248882642756619950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-33411139023982560922007-12-07T09:33:00.000-06:002007-12-07T09:33:00.000-06:00I think it is well accepted that Iran is enriching...I think it is well accepted that Iran is enriching Uranium. Given that Russia has offered to supply all the nuclear fuel Iran wants--as long as Iran returns used fuel rods--there is only one reason for Iran to enrich: They plan on making a bomb.<BR/><BR/>Once Iran has a bomb, they will make life for us very unpleasant. We ought to do something about it, but we won't. Once it is too late there will be plenty of regrets and recriminations.dbphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00457585811847604584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-29762752028230533912007-12-07T08:50:00.000-06:002007-12-07T08:50:00.000-06:00Is there any reason we put so much stock in what t...Is there any reason we put so much stock in what the intel agencies say? Granted there are probably numerous instances of them getting things right we don't know about but historically there have been some horrid miscalculations. Just look at WW2 for some examples: Normandy was supposedly defended by stomach and ear battalions; what hedgerows? Hey where did all those armored divisions come from and how did they get through the forest (Battle of the Bulge)? And these were collosal failures when our spy agencies didn't suffer from the kind of constrainment we insist on today.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps the Iranians are only working on peaceful uses. Then again, when a nation holds a Death to America and Israel parade day, repeatedly states that Israel should be removed from the map and is doing its darndest to export its murderous religious ideology, I think it's prudent to expect the worst.Hoosier Daddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12872965118921894534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-20516245020743246392007-12-07T08:49:00.000-06:002007-12-07T08:49:00.000-06:00The most likely story for this is that Iran is beh...The most likely story for this is that Iran is behind all of it. It's very probable that Iran "made it known" all of a sudden to intelligence agencies that the Nuclear Program was shut down. Iran knows that many people in the government hate Bush and work against him and our national interest. Our NIE people ran with this new intelligence and published the report mostly to undermine Bush's current policy against Iran. The result of this published report is to take the pressure off Russia, China, etc.. in imposing sanctions. Now they can point to the report ...."see even your own intelligence agencies say Iran does not have a program, therefore sanctions are not necessary..." This relief of pressure is the big victory for Iran.<BR/><BR/>Meanwhile, Iran continues their nuclear weapons program which is disguised as the "peaceful" enrichment of uranium. Once they are done with that they restart the program and build a weapon.<BR/><BR/>It's all so simple. We are easy pawns to the games of international diplomacy because we are so divided against ourselves. It's ridiculous that we have parts of the government working to undermine other parts. That is a true gift to our enemies.Sloanasaurushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15787488302564761993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-83409770369026863342007-12-07T08:42:00.000-06:002007-12-07T08:42:00.000-06:00Roger - I'm not concerned about the next President...Roger - I'm not concerned about the next President, after all I'm sure it will be Hillary, and she has already stated that diplomacy is the way to go. Game, set, and match!<BR/>What's there to worry about?Joaquinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08498096020863312606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-48059849746600459712007-12-07T08:39:00.000-06:002007-12-07T08:39:00.000-06:00There is a saying in the military about Armies ten...There is a saying in the military about Armies tending to fight the last war. I wonder if there isn't something similiar for the intelligence community. What's scary is this flip-flop seems to be based upon the transcripts of a single meeting of Iranian military & scientists complaining how their funding got cut. And lost in those MSM celebration is that several intel agencies did not agree with the findings. The dog now chases its tail...Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415427249898754955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-13814171599590616102007-12-07T08:00:00.000-06:002007-12-07T08:00:00.000-06:00HD: anything substantive about Iranian nuclear ca...HD: anything substantive about Iranian nuclear capabilities? If a democrat is elected next cycle he or she will have to deal with Iran and the NIE--Bush will be long gone, and you will be like some of the Clinton obcessed folks on this thread except that you will be substituting Bush for Clinton. Why did you come back BTW? Didnt have the ability to stick by your decision? Lacked the courage of your convictions? Trying to play the sympathy card? Tell us, HD--inquiring minds want to know.Roger J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12639676792043324100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-31655892444518358302007-12-07T07:59:00.000-06:002007-12-07T07:59:00.000-06:00A paradox.And when Ben Casey meets KildareThat's a...<B>A paradox.</B><BR/><BR/><I>And when Ben Casey meets Kildare<BR/>That's a <B>paradox</B></I><BR/><BR/>Okay I'll stop channelling reader_iam and get back to work :)MadisonManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01212179466758420208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-17740124646931778852007-12-07T07:56:00.000-06:002007-12-07T07:56:00.000-06:00By the way Professor, other Madison bloggers are t...By the way Professor, <A HREF="http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/260821" REL="nofollow">other Madison bloggers</A> are trying to create vortices.MadisonManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01212179466758420208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-32358215349342872622007-12-07T07:44:00.000-06:002007-12-07T07:44:00.000-06:00That is an example of what passes for analysis and...<I>That is an example of what passes for analysis and thoughtful comment</I><BR/><BR/>Well considering that Harry Reid is on record stating that the Iraq war is worse than Vietnam, thoughtful comment was gone long ago. <BR/><BR/>Personally I think Bush has been a horrible president but for reasons other than what the left believes. From a conservative standpoint, he's spent money like a drunken sailor in Manila, refuses to enforce our border security and created the biggest entitlement program since Medicare. To me his only saving grace is that he recognizes Islamic terrorism as a danger whereas the Democrats (save Lieberman and a few others) see it as a overblown nuisance or no threat at all.Hoosier Daddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12872965118921894534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-47314835990131189262007-12-07T07:42:00.000-06:002007-12-07T07:42:00.000-06:00Must the last year of a Lame duck Presidency be ag...Must the last year of a Lame duck Presidency be agony for all involved?MadisonManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01212179466758420208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-8045006644437710162007-12-07T07:17:00.000-06:002007-12-07T07:17:00.000-06:00In an op-ed piece on this same subject today, Con ...In an op-ed piece on this same subject today, Con Coughlin (Daily Telegraph) referred to Bush as "the most bellicose President in modern history." That is an example of what passes for analysis and thoughtful comment in the face of the 1/4 million dead in WWII and the 50,000 plus dead in each of Korea and Viet Nam. Now merely sending an ultimatum to a government whose leader declares that a country should be "wiped off the map" is considered bellicose.<BR/><BR/>If the Iranian nuke issue is "intractable", it is only because the American people just plain lack the political will to deal with it, and the President knows it. I doubt, if we really wanted to, it would be very much trouble dealing with tyhat (thanks, President Johnson) "damned little pissant country." Iran has been testing us every day since Nov. 4, 1979 and it's about time we stopped failing the tests.Richard Faginhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00578733720191838363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-22185651337518397552007-12-07T07:10:00.000-06:002007-12-07T07:10:00.000-06:00Will Cuppy wrote of the hog-nosed snake, that it's...<I>Will Cuppy wrote of the hog-nosed snake, that it's harmless but defends itself by puffing itself up to look like a deadly pit viper, and then wonders why people kill it.</I><BR/><BR/>When that doesn't work they'll play dead too. <BR/><BR/>One of the ugliest snakes out there too.Hoosier Daddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12872965118921894534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-58812863672138572792007-12-07T07:09:00.000-06:002007-12-07T07:09:00.000-06:00Hdhouse said: You are all being way to kind. This...Hdhouse said: <I> You are all being way to kind. This lying nitwit is just hoping the next train wreck takes place after he gets out of office.</I><BR/><BR/>Since Trooper is awol at the moment, looks like I’ll step in.<BR/><BR/>Lt. Lockhart: hdhouse... I want you to get straight up to Phu Bai. Captain January will need all his people. You still here? Vanish, hdhouse, most ricky-tick, and take christopher with you. You're responsible for him.<BR/>(Full Metal Jacket, 1987)Hoosier Daddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12872965118921894534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-57568443552501086542007-12-07T07:04:00.000-06:002007-12-07T07:04:00.000-06:00Will Cuppy wrote of the hog-nosed snake, that it's...Will Cuppy wrote of the hog-nosed snake, that it's harmless but defends itself by puffing itself up to look like a deadly pit viper, and then wonders why people kill it.<BR/><BR/>As to the NIE, it's a leak to make Bush politically unable to attack Iran, courtesy of our foreign policy professional workers.<BR/><BR/>It might just serve to make Iran more surprised, of course.rhhardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901742898653890646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-34896874057119218752007-12-07T05:06:00.000-06:002007-12-07T05:06:00.000-06:00You are all being way to kind. This lying nitwit i...You are all being way to kind. This lying nitwit is just hoping the next train wreck takes place after he gets out of office.<BR/><BR/>He offers nothing. He leads this country nowhere. He has zero standing. I don't believe one thing he says.<BR/><BR/>That said, this administration has "just washed its hands" about any number of things so why should this be different.hdhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14573004614816464571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-6196940236289768352007-12-07T04:34:00.000-06:002007-12-07T04:34:00.000-06:00The rest of you are well behind--can I just point ...<I>The rest of you are well behind--can I just point that out?</I><BR/><BR/>You're not just missing Maxine, you're channeling her.billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16116980864333670109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-9177986747364551272007-12-07T04:05:00.000-06:002007-12-07T04:05:00.000-06:00Bush lied -- people sighed.Bush lied -- people sighed.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11267043737163422363noreply@blogger.com