Feathers intact

Tue Oct 26 07:24:59 2004

All his is very complicated to say the least. The coalition seems to be ret=
reating. Poland and the mighty Estonia and those people are having seccond =
thoughts about "Staying the course". I read interviews with American and Br=
itish soldiers, (can't read Estonian) and they say that it keeps getting wo=
rse on the ground.=20

History  shows that the Brits after WWI had the same problem. How to get ou=
t of the tar baby. The commander on the ground asked Churchill, then only a=
 secretary of the Navy or some such, to send  Mustard Gas. Luck would have =
it the Brits were just out of Mustard Gas.=20

So they grabbed a royal from Egypt or some place and set up a puppet king k=
ing and left marching away to the band playing  'Rule Britannia'.=20

A recent visitor to Iraq said that there is a solution. Divide the country =
into three ethnic regions. A Sunni south, a Kurdish north and a central kin=
gdom of the Shia. History repeating here. The kingdom would be ruled by a r=
oyal from Jordan which fits into the history for some odd reason.=20

The Kurdish question is would the Turks allow a Kurdistan?   The Turks woul=
d have to stand by and just yell and wring their hands. The Turks have put =
a lot of effort and desire to be a part of the EU. Which might stop them fr=
om interfearing.  The Iranians and the rest of the Arabs would surely buy t=
he southern state as being OK.

 Now I am not a real expert on Middle East bull shit but that seems to me a=
 way to escape with all our feathers intact.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Ford <jonmfordster@hotmail.com>
Sent: Oct 25, 2004 4:28 PM
To: austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net
Subject: Re: Bush is right about one thing

<html><div style=3D'background-color:'><DIV class=3DRTE>
<P>Yes, Kerry is a better=A0 domestic choice for the USA and for American c=
ivil rights, ; but for the Iraquis, he seems to be in for the long haul, an=
d even wants to send more troops. Even Nader, I was surprised to hear on an=
 interview on Canadian TV, says he wouldn't just pull the troops out and gi=
ve up, but would stick around for at least six months and hope to pawn it o=
ff on our eager allies and the UN. Sounds like John Kerry, but who knows if=
 these allies are really interested in helping out that much? So the war is=
 likely to drag on unless we just say-"-oops, sorry, we blew it--you guys c=
lean up the mess. So long!" That was our=A0 final course in Vietnam, althou=
gh it took as a long time to get=A0 out of there.</P>
<P>Jon</P>
<P>=A0</P>
<P><BR><BR>=A0</P></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>>From: IgorLoving <lovingigor@earthlink.net>=20
<DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net=20
<DIV></DIV>>To: austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net=20
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: Bush is right about one thing=20
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 15:02:32 -0500 (GMT-05:00)=20
<DIV></DIV>>=20
<DIV></DIV>>Kerry's appointments to the Supreme Court would be more plaitab=
le I sure.=20
<DIV></DIV>>=20
<DIV></DIV>>-----Original Message-----=20
<DIV></DIV>>From: Jon Ford <jonmfordster@hotmail.com>=20
<DIV></DIV>>Sent: Oct 24, 2004 11:03 AM=20
<DIV></DIV>>To: austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net=20
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: Bush is right about one thing=20
<DIV></DIV>>=20
<DIV></DIV>><html><div style=3D'background-color:'><DIV class=3DRTE>=20
<DIV></DIV>><P>I imagine the Iraqui resistance doesn't see much difference =
between Kerry and Bush--and they are right!</P>=20
<DIV></DIV>><P>Jon<BR><BR></P></DIV>=20
<DIV></DIV>><DIV></DIV>>From: IgorLoving <lovingigor@earthlink.net>=20
<DIV></DIV>><DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net=20
<DIV></DIV>><DIV></DIV>>To: austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net=20
<DIV></DIV>><DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: Bush is right about one thing=20
<DIV></DIV>><DIV></DIV>>Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 10:16:39 -0500 (GMT-05:00)=
=20
<DIV></DIV>><DIV></DIV>>=20
<DIV></DIV>><DIV></DIV>>And wrong on ten or twelve things.=20
<DIV></DIV>><DIV></DIV>>=20
<DIV></DIV>><DIV></DIV>>-----Original Message-----=20
<DIV></DIV>><DIV></DIV>>From: Wayne Johnson <cadaobh@shentel.net>=20
<DIV></DIV>><DIV></DIV>>Sent: Oct 24, 2004 10:03 AM=20
<DIV></DIV>><DIV></DIV>>To: austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net=20
<DIV></DIV>><DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: Bush is right about one thing=20
<DIV></DIV>><DIV></DIV>>=20
<DIV></DIV>><DIV></DIV>>And most of the rest of the thinking world.=20
<DIV></DIV>><DIV></DIV>>=20
<DIV></DIV>><DIV></DIV>>wgJ=20
<DIV></DIV>><DIV></DIV>>----- Original Message -----=20
<DIV></DIV>><DIV></DIV>>From: "Michael Eisenstadt" <michaele@hotpop.com>=20
<DIV></DIV>><DIV></DIV>>To: <austin-ghetto-list@pairlist.net>=20
<DIV></DIV>><DIV></DIV>>Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 10:32 AM=20
<DIV></DIV>><DIV></DIV>>Subject: Bush is right about one thing=20
<DIV></DIV>><DIV></DIV>>=20
<DIV></DIV>><DIV></DIV>>=20
<DIV></DIV>><DIV></DIV>> > the Iraqi resistance is surely praying for=20
<DIV></DIV>><DIV></DIV>> > Kerry to win.=20
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