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Born at the Crest of the Empire

Sunday, May 06, 2007

The Joy of Sects

Insurgency, Al Qaeda, Islamofascism, civil war, sectarian conflict, death squads, war on terror, global struggle against violent extremism, Shia forces trained in Iran.....

The fact that we do not even have the language to describe the conflict in Iraq, tells me, more than anything else, how deeply screwed we really are.

6 Comments:

  • Everything You Always Wanted to know About Islamic Sects
    *But Were Afraid to Ask

    It is a campy comedy worthy of Woody Allen.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 1:25 PM  

  • We do have the language to describe the conflict in Iraq, it's just that those war supporters refuse to ascribe it to it:quagmire.

    By Blogger Lew Scannon, at 3:35 PM  

  • Mustard, I was thinking of other 70's book titles.

    I'm OK, You're Screwed, etc.

    ....

    Lew, yes and no. You're right that that describes the situation better than any other, but as for descriptive language that might be used in the manner of establishing a mission as it were, there's really nothing.

    The US is trying to conduct a mission against an enemy and battlefield they cannot even define.

    Mike

    By Blogger mikevotes, at 4:04 PM  

  • Never mind not being able to describe the war we're in, we don't even know who the enemy is beyond "evildoers." Actually, the war-lovers conflate everything into either al Qaeda or some caricature of "extremist."

    You go to war with the enemy you believe you have, not the enemy you actually have... if you're a neo-con.

    By Blogger -epm, at 8:46 PM  

  • Exactly. How are you supposed to devise a strategy when you can't even name your enemy or the objective.

    By Blogger mikevotes, at 8:52 PM  

  • That's a great observation. And it fits right in with the murkiness of just about everything that comes out of Bush's mouth.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 9:11 PM  

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