tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post116354698485046710..comments2024-03-26T05:18:53.709-04:00Comments on Pen and Sword: The Next "Perle" Harbor: Here They Neo-come AgainJeff Huberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14146644937683409726noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-1163864904952684702006-11-18T10:48:00.000-05:002006-11-18T10:48:00.000-05:00William, I mean one that didn't involve us. ;-)An...William, <BR/><BR/>I mean one that didn't involve us. ;-)<BR/><BR/>Anonymous, <BR/><BR/>Well said.Jeff Huberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14146644937683409726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-1163860339525006962006-11-18T09:32:00.000-05:002006-11-18T09:32:00.000-05:00As the saying goes, "Regime change begins at home....As the saying goes, "Regime change begins at home..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-1163693359485881552006-11-16T11:09:00.000-05:002006-11-16T11:09:00.000-05:00Mike, I'm trying to think of a single instance whe...Mike, <BR/><BR/>I'm trying to think of a single instance where regime change policy didn't blow up in our faces. Can't recall one offhand.Jeff Huberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14146644937683409726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-1163632773542440612006-11-15T18:19:00.000-05:002006-11-15T18:19:00.000-05:00You got it right! Perle before and after swine.You got it right! Perle before and after swine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-1163604325181042922006-11-15T10:25:00.000-05:002006-11-15T10:25:00.000-05:00No honor among thieves, and all that. They typical...No honor among thieves, and all that. They typically only know a couple tricks, and just keep repeating those again and again.<BR/><BR/>Amir Abbas Fakhravar? Why do I see "fuck'emOver" in that name?<BR/><BR/>Always wondered if the entire Chalabi tragicomedy would be exposed. It looked to me like he was playing them while they were trying to play him while both sides knew they were pretending and waiting for the most-profitable moment to throw the other guys under the bus.Jeff (no, the other one)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04030611459552848949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-1163600600953920402006-11-15T09:23:00.000-05:002006-11-15T09:23:00.000-05:00That's a complex predicate, all right, a lot more ...That's a complex predicate, all right, a lot more complex than I normally let them get. By my study guides, it would be "cotent with having misled" but he "helped mislead." <BR/><BR/>"content with having helped mislead" is a mouthful of marbles, but it gives the precise shade of meaning I was looking for here. With "having helped" out front, I'm pretty sure the present tense "mislead" is correct. <BR/><BR/>I suppose the tense issue would have been clearer if I'd written "content with having helped to mislead," but boy, there are already a lot of words in that sentence. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for raising the issue. <BR/><BR/>Best, <BR/><BR/>JeffJeff Huberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14146644937683409726noreply@blogger.com