tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post115644432389411818..comments2024-03-26T05:18:53.709-04:00Comments on Pen and Sword: Intelligence ala Cheney: Still Cooking and Back on the Front BurnerJeff Huberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14146644937683409726noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-1156599655385171022006-08-26T09:40:00.000-04:002006-08-26T09:40:00.000-04:00Ingrid, The biggest difference I see between the I...Ingrid, <BR/><BR/>The biggest difference I see between the Iraq and Iran run ups is that this time Cheney and the Chain Gang aren't even pretending to have anything to back up their assertions. <BR/><BR/>And I'm not really sure where they're leading with all this. I don't see an end game favorable to the US at all. We get embarrassed when sanctions get vetoed, then do nothing. Or sanctions get vetoed and we bomb Iran--even worse. A third possibility--sanctions get passed but they're so mild they're meaningless, another US embarrassment.Jeff Huberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14146644937683409726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-1156550710209660882006-08-25T20:05:00.000-04:002006-08-25T20:05:00.000-04:00Your insightful posts are not for the fainthearted...Your insightful posts are not for the fainthearted. It is totally mindboggling to me that 'they' are preparing for something (war) in which they themselves don't participate from. Just from the conveniences of their 'war rooms', strategizing, while real people die and real people suffer traumas unimaginable by most of us. I hope there is a hell even though I don't really believe in one..they certainly have their judgement waiting for them! This is pure evil, even though most people think evil comes in packages of men dressed in black and who are obvious to spot in a crowd. I will have to post something to do this to refer my few faithful readers over to this post. They read me for the varied posts and personal opinions, yours are material for great analysis..<BR/>Bravo, as always,<BR/>IngridIngridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543677729320023767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-1156517286316952372006-08-25T10:48:00.000-04:002006-08-25T10:48:00.000-04:00Yes, war is good for business. And yes, the Russi...Yes, war is good for business. <BR/><BR/>And yes, the Russians are having a field day with us.Jeff Huberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14146644937683409726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-1156510205897464742006-08-25T08:50:00.000-04:002006-08-25T08:50:00.000-04:00Commander, Tis is a war which seems certain to com...Commander, <BR/><BR/>Tis is a war which seems certain to come. The Russians export oil, have a veto on the Security Council, and would love to see $150 a barrel oil. Also they'd like to see us fall. It's not just Cheney.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-1156508924334477772006-08-25T08:28:00.000-04:002006-08-25T08:28:00.000-04:00And as long as the clouds of war crowd the horizon...And as long as the clouds of war crowd the horizon, and traders trade oil's risk premium, everyone producting oil enjoys record profits.<BR/><BR/>Who knows, perhaps when they realize they can sort their differences out, they'll realize that, for them, peace is more expensive than other peoples' war.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com