PaceAdvantage
04-06-2007, 02:50 AM
The Sun ain't no righty rag, now is it?
http://www.nysun.com/article/51956
Still, it kind of makes one yearn for politicians of the caliber of Margaret Thatcher and soldiers such as George Patton, who did not confuse a state of war with making nice.
Tehran sent several messages, one of which was — the presence of American and British naval forces in the Persian Gulf notwithstanding — that it alone sets the agenda for peace and confrontation in those waters. Tehran also signaled to the Arabs of the Gulf that the presence of the Western military cannot protect them. Indeed, the West couldn't even protect coalition soldiers in the region when they were faced with the Revolutinary Guards. The choice presented to the West in this confrontation was to go to war to liberate its captives or make a deal.
As for Ms. Pelosi, Senator Kerry, and other American politicians — both Republican and Democrat — who have already made a pilgrimage to Damascus, the only question is: "What were you thinking?"
When the dust settles, one hopes two things will happen: Ms. Pelosi will show she has returned to Washington with more than beatific smiles and new additions to her expensive wardrobe, as Mr. Assad & Co. plot their next nefarious deed. And that a British military commission will rethink the training of British soldiers in order to discover what is it in their discipline that makes it perfectly all right to cave in just two days after capture and shower the enemy with lavish praise and thanks.
http://www.nysun.com/article/51956
Still, it kind of makes one yearn for politicians of the caliber of Margaret Thatcher and soldiers such as George Patton, who did not confuse a state of war with making nice.
Tehran sent several messages, one of which was — the presence of American and British naval forces in the Persian Gulf notwithstanding — that it alone sets the agenda for peace and confrontation in those waters. Tehran also signaled to the Arabs of the Gulf that the presence of the Western military cannot protect them. Indeed, the West couldn't even protect coalition soldiers in the region when they were faced with the Revolutinary Guards. The choice presented to the West in this confrontation was to go to war to liberate its captives or make a deal.
As for Ms. Pelosi, Senator Kerry, and other American politicians — both Republican and Democrat — who have already made a pilgrimage to Damascus, the only question is: "What were you thinking?"
When the dust settles, one hopes two things will happen: Ms. Pelosi will show she has returned to Washington with more than beatific smiles and new additions to her expensive wardrobe, as Mr. Assad & Co. plot their next nefarious deed. And that a British military commission will rethink the training of British soldiers in order to discover what is it in their discipline that makes it perfectly all right to cave in just two days after capture and shower the enemy with lavish praise and thanks.