I want to know - if we killed so many Al Queda -

[Joe for Clark]

Where are their dead bodies? Show me. Cause if they didn't kill them, they are still there.

That simple -

I don't think they are quite dumb enough to engage us directly - they don't have to.

All they have to is put up one good fight right before Petraeus speaks next month.

They know that.

You know what they know - they know there are so many interests in the country that do no want this settled for selfish reasons -

It is kind of funny in a way - we "surge" and assume they don't - we assume they would do that in the same way we would. They learned nothing from the second world war - did they?

We do not understand the culture - but we make decisions as if they were just another western european nation.

And then there are the "complications" -

God - this is like some Greek play or something.

Joe

[jimshoes]

1. This chart explains everything.

[Joe for Clark]

3. Damn - that is really funny!!!

[hedgehog]

2. Clearly they have been trained by some ex-Viet Cong on how to

increase their numbers exponentially.

[Joe for Clark]

4. You see - like today - they will post a body count -

that so many "insurrgents" were killed by such and such in a raid.

I listen - and think - Oh really?

How do you know they were foreign fighters exactly ? Not to be so simple - but I don't think it matters about indigenous peoples - sunni-shia -that is an internal matter to Iraq.

It is about - how many foreign fighters did you kill and how many crossed the border in between??

That is the real question - isn't it?? This is about shoveling water out of a sinking boat right now.

I do not trust the administraion - I do not even trust what the army says anymore - and I used to trust them.

Show me the dead bodies and show me their papers.

They can tell me it is high noon outside right now - and I will look out the window to double check.

Joe