Plan "B"

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To be honest, I wasn't surprised when I read about Saddam Hussein's execution on Al Jazeera today. Some interesting quotes include (appologies for the BabelFish translation):

"They killed the man on holidays [which] was a betryal of God, [it] is a scandal and a shame for those who did this heinous act and those who approved it, it [was] barbaric, black [and] unprecedented in the [???] and its cowardice."

Nice, eh? That's what "THEY" think about what "WE" did to Saddam Hussein, but I could have told you this way before "WE" decided to put him to death. (by "WE" I mean them - err, the other them). It's important to preserve for history that we made a point of executing him on that week while fully aware of the religious ramifications. Replay your TiVo - I'm not a conspiracy theorist. It was either done on purpose, or with a severe case of ignorance. Either is just as bad.

Another pithy quote:

"Saddam Hussein [was] killed for no merit for the disadvantages, and therefore injustice, killing him [was] sincere and flagrant aggression."

So, what does Al Jazeera say about what Saddam did to the Kurds? Well, it really doesn't matter in some respect. I suppose their thinking is something along the lines of killing Lyndon Johnson because of the killing during Vietnam. O.K. you have to build up to something like that, so I won't go into it.

So, let's pick an area of the world that doesn't really like us anyway, and is in large control of their press, and try to think of as many possible ways to make them hate us more. Hey, I know - as long as September 11th was directly linked to "US" stepping foot on their sacred land a few years ago - let's send 21,500 more pairs of feet there to stomp around. Maybe that'll fix it. Idiots.

I'm not saying that we can pull out either. It's kinda like hitting a bee hive out of a tree with a stick. Now, you've got a hundred thousand bees all mad at you and you have to do something - quick! You can't 'cut and run' because bees can usually fly faster than you can run, and in this case, the bees know where you live.

You can't calm the bees down by replacing the stick holder with someone else (elections). Bees only know that they're mad at the Yahoo who's holding the stick.

You can't wait in out in this case either. I mean, c'mon - there's been feuding over there for generations. They forgive and forget like the Mafia does. So, don't go poking Mafiosos with sticks either.

What "WE" have decided to do is to basically throw more sticks at the problem. I'm not sure if that makes sense either though. I mean, the only logical path that this thinking leads us is total annihilation of the hive and killing every last bee. The bees will never grow tired of fighting as long as they think their hive is in danger. It gets a lot uglier before it gets any better. And then - who's better in the end?

So, less troops won't work. More troops won't work. Time won't work. Hmmmm, try to think about what you would do if 100,000 bees were all pissed off at you. You'd run for cover sure - but you're seeking defense from the attack. And that's what "WE" has to do on this road "WE" has chosen. Keep in mind that the bees NEVER forget. "WE" will always have to be on their guard.

Ever since Desert Sword, I've thought that the way to win in the Middle East is to airdrop Britney Spears and McDonald's into the region. After 5 years, you wouldn't be able to tell the difference between Iraq and Iowa.

I still hold true to that thought, but now I also add that we would need a way of giving the people freedom to hear more than one side of a story. "WE" hasn't learned that lesson, so I'm doubtful that "THEY" can easily either.

Another zinger:

[During] the execution of Saddam Hussein, God bless his soul, [there] was screaming by some ignorant [person], "to Hell", which, God willing, [means] "to Paradise" as demonstrated by the evidence."

So, Saddam's a hero now - a martyr for the cause. Let this be a lesson to everyone... don't poke hives with sticks. O.K. off my soapbox now.