eXile: Freaky Iraqis

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Freaky Iraqis
Now U See Them, Now U Don't
By Mark Ames

While most Westerners have no difficulty applying sober skepticism to Russian President Vladimir Putin's repeated pledges to "turn over" security in Chechnya to local puppet forces - for the obvious reason that Chechen forces could never be relied on to secure the Kremlin's proxy regime - most American pundits and politicians suspend their skepticism in the case of Iraq.

If Putin's strategy is to suppress all talk about Chechnya, the American strategy is quite the opposite: non-stop chatter about how success is right around the corner. Let's go, pump those arms guyz 'n gals! Roo-roo-rooh! Yeah, if you just believe, you can make it happen!

The other strategy is to confuse Americans with numbers. Big numbers. Numbers with commas in them, too big for the average Joe to grasp. So one day, say you have 100,000 Iraqis fighting for the Coalition, the next day say it's 200,000, then the next it's down to 8,000, and the next...well, you get the picture. It's just so confusing and freaky that you gotta figure these people know what they're talking about, so best to leave it up to the experts. And in the meantime, just keep hoping.

In order to see how this hope-strategy actually works, we at the eXile tracked the reactions and opinions of a 30-something Phoenix professional, Rob McKenna, while subjecting him to the freaky-deaky official statements of numbers of friendly Iraqi forces ready to take over their country. Rob is pretty much your average middle American professional: a successful real estate agent, a fan of fast cars and classic rock, a self-described "independent" and "serious beer fan." Rob admits he still "bakes" once in awhile, but generally supports the War on Drugs, "except against organic drugs like pot and shrooms."

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