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December 20, 2005
Congratulations, It's An Islamic Theocracy!
So, it appears that the combined Jedi mind power of the right wing was not enough to hold back the purple fingers of sectarian politics.
Wow, what a surprise.
I mean, what the hell did anyone realistically expect? Oh yea. I forgot. I used the word "realistically". I should have known better. There hasn't been a realistic evaluation from any of the pro war side since before the beginning. It was all pie in the sky, "click our heels three times" kind of crap.
Lovely.
And so, we now face the future where the majority of the world's largest oil reserves are controlled by Islamic theocracies. One of them - Iran - seems to have significant influence over the newest member of the club: Iraq.
So let's review the payoff of this Bold Roll Of The Dicetm:
2000+ dead - and counting.
10,000+ injured - and counting.
250+ BILLION spent - and counting.
Unknown numbers of newly minted terrorists - and counting.
A brand spanking new Islamic theocracy, extremely friendly with Iran, in control of one of the largest oil reserves on the planet.
Hey, screwing the pooch this bad takes some real skill. Skill that is hard to come by these days. It takes discipline and an iron will that's impervious to any sane suggestions contrary to the insanity being pursued.
Oh, yea. It also takes a chorus of mindless, zombies who have that special something required to demonize anyone who disagrees with the glorious plan, lay down endless streams of flack and psychobabble about freedom and the glory of purple fingers and the willingness to tear into any dissenters like a rabid pit bull.
'Cause without all the help of the mindless zombies on both the rabid right and the cruise missile left - not to mention the mushy/washy centrists - none of this would have been possible.
So congratulations! It's a brand new Islamic theocracy!
Fucking idiots.
Posted by Azael at December 20, 2005 7:55 PM
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Look, maybe it'll be good in the long-term. If oil supplies dwindle, perhaps industrialized nations will diversify to some other sources of energy, or even (Bob forbid) cut down on the conspicuous consumption that demands so many joules.
Bill O'Reilly, in exile, will email (via a mixmaster anonymous remailer, for fear of being tracked down) a letter to the New York Times, saying 'we planned it this way all along'.
"And indeed - why not."
Posted by: V at December 21, 2005 8:13 PM
Things fall apart, the center cannot hold. Mere idiocy is loosed upon the world.
Yea, sure. Why not. That which cannot be stopped must be permitted.
Posted by: Azael at December 21, 2005 10:00 PM
Hm, you sound almost like a person who takes things to heart. It is perhaps the fatherhood?
Have I told you the story of how in 1946, freshly formed British Mensa offered its services to the government, to help make sensible decisions? They were turned down, and Mensans retreated to partying (in their fashions) on their own, since.
Yes, you were right, and are right. And this is not the first. There have been smart folks during each one of history's dumb moments, I assure you.
Posted by: V at December 21, 2005 11:23 PM
