tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post883672322232647666..comments2024-03-26T05:18:53.709-04:00Comments on Pen and Sword: Helmand in a HandbagJeff Huberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14146644937683409726noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-54823799202207579672010-07-06T13:08:57.791-04:002010-07-06T13:08:57.791-04:00Heysuus H. Christ.
What the hell are we doing th...Heysuus H. Christ. <br /><br />What the hell are we doing there???<br /><br />"the second most corrupt country in the world"???<br /><br />Of course. The first most corrupt ..... being the good ole U.S. of A. <br /><br />BTW. I'm still trying to decide .... if I like "purple."Elderladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02268520056042293783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-44406328078390215912010-07-06T12:54:14.784-04:002010-07-06T12:54:14.784-04:00Re Helmand in a Handbag:
I'm going to channel...Re Helmand in a Handbag:<br /><br />I'm going to channel Lady Bracknell here when I say:<br /><br /><i>"A haaannndddbaaaagg?"</i><br /><br />And paraphrase from the same source:<br /><br /><i>"To lose one war, Gen. Petraeus, may be regarded as a misfortune. To lose both looks like carelessness."</i><br /><br />The U.S.'s "partners" are constantly being dissed by soldiers, as in the Hastings article, officers and admin people alike. And they wonder why, one by one - the Dutch, the Germans, the Canadians and even the Brits - pack up their tents and leave.Filostratohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04469903260877069258noreply@blogger.com