Maliki is bucking for a bruise.

[Q Classic]

Y'know, I think it's a dick move, what Maliki did, but really? No matter what Bush does in that case, he's screwed.

Stop supporting Maliki, and Maliki either becomes more popular, or he gets killed and Iraq dissolves even faster.

If Bush turns the other cheek, he gets castigated by a few people in America and viewed as an even more lame duck across the world.

If Bush were to switch support in Iraq, it'd be Vietnam and Ngo Dinh Diem all over again.

[Sandman]

Originally posted by Ned
Well Maliki either has the measure of Bush or he is a fool. To treat the person who is feeding you, providing you security and is protecting your very life like a dog requires either a lot of courage or a lot of stupidity.

The Israelis screw America over all the time and they never get in trouble for it.

[Jaakko]

So Bush is a pimp whose *****es don't want to be seen with him?

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Originally posted by Arrian
NY Times... questionable alright!

-Arrian

The God's honest truth.

[Ned]

Jaakko, I think the word you are looking for is "whimp," not "pimp."

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Ned
As far as I'm concerned, Maliki can go to hell. Perhaps Bush can arrange to have Maliki's helicopter land in downtown Falujah, for example, without a security detail.

Ned, he's supposed to be thrown out of the helicopter, duh.

[Ned]

Originally posted by Sandman


The Israelis screw America over all the time and they never get in trouble for it.

How do you know?

[Sandman]

They sold a load of unmanned combat drones to China and got a slap on the wrist. And your lot went apesh*t at France for doing the same thing.

[Ned]

Slap? At least we did something.

[Ned]

BTW, I think the French get away with "murder" without much complaint from Bush.

The Russians apparently are get murder, no quotes, but literally, without complaint. I think the US and the EU out to impose sanctions on Russia for its murderous behavior.