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"If You Cannot Be Loved, Be Feared"
Q: Why has world opinion been so hostile to America's role in Iraq?A: I won't do BBC interviews any more because they're so anti-American. I think the British press can't get over Graham Greene, basically. I think the Russians are simply embarrassed, because they can't even do Chechnya. The French can't pull off a minor intervention like the Ivory Coast. So there is a tendency to jump to conclusions about the war.
I think this guy has some great insights and commentary on the war in Iraq. I don't agree with him that the U.S. is the "new Rome", at least not as a pure analogy. In terms of power, yes, but hopefully not in how we use that power or our downfall because of it being corrupted.
It's nice to see him say, "the technology that worked best was not the flashy strategic stuff, but the enhanced battlefield communications that permitted the Army, Air Force, and Marines to talk to each other. Close air support in Iraq, for example, worked better than it has before." That's the kind of impact I want to have in my work.
The Aggie jokes just write themselves.
From the text of the auction (but be sure to go read the whole thing):
The aggie network is huge and this ring is more powerful than an A&M diploma. Now you can get all the perks without ever attending A SINGLE CLASS AT TEXAS A&M!!!
Well, no kidding. I had all the perks of an A&M education upon graduating from high school.
The reason the ring is more powerful than an A&M diploma is because it is made of gold, which actually has some inherent value.
I'm sure glad I went to a real university.
Courtesy of McSweeney's Internet Tendency
Just in case you weren't screwed up enough yet by the shift...
