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February 27, 2012
A Dialogue About Syria
"Everyone is killing each other in Syria and some other places in the region, and the conflict might spread. What should we do about it?" "How much does this cost you?" "Nothing at all," I answered. "Then let them kill each other as long as possible, which is to say for 30 years or so. Do you know," the ghastly Cardinal continued, "why really interesting wars last for 30 years? That has been true from the Peloponnesian War to my own century. First you kill the fathers, then you kill their sons. There aren't usually enough men left for a third iteration." "We can't go around saying that," I remonstrated. --Asia Times Online :: Conjuring the ghost of RichelieuPosted by gerardvanderleun at February 27, 2012 5:52 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.
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It's genius. I wonder if we can play our part without mucking it up.
Posted by: arcs at February 28, 2012 11:37 AM
Dan, I would agree with you my friend, if Zarqawi was a ldeear of a legitimate, non-violent movement. Unfortunately, AMZ is a vicious terrorist and a savage that has been responsible for promoting the current chaos in Iraq and the bloodshed of hundreds of innocent Iraqi civilians and our American service members. We have spent countless hours trying to destroy this man. At this point. we don't really care if he thinks differently. Iraq and the world would be a better place if he simply just died.
Posted by: Mahal at July 14, 2012 10:19 PM