Comments on: Briefly Updating Boot http://www.lobelog.com/briefly-updating-boot/ Personality Blogs Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:25:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Montag http://www.lobelog.com/briefly-updating-boot/comment-page-1/#comment-6819 Montag Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:52:15 +0000 http://www.ips.org/blog/jimlobe/?p=100#comment-6819 When Khalilzad was U.S. Ambassador to Iraq--having been promoted from being U.S. Ambassador to the Afghan Backwater--Iraqis affectionately referred to him as "The Afghan Hound." I'm sure the Afghans will be even more affectionate if he's enthroned over them as Mayor of Kabul. When Khalilzad was U.S. Ambassador to Iraq–having been promoted from being U.S. Ambassador to the Afghan Backwater–Iraqis affectionately referred to him as “The Afghan Hound.” I’m sure the Afghans will be even more affectionate if he’s enthroned over them as Mayor of Kabul.

]]> By: Bill http://www.lobelog.com/briefly-updating-boot/comment-page-1/#comment-6638 Bill Sat, 02 Feb 2008 21:30:34 +0000 http://www.ips.org/blog/jimlobe/?p=100#comment-6638 "Walt and Mearsheimer’s paper noted the tendency of the Israeli Lobby to engage in negative politicking to advance their agenda. We’re seeing it in action: They’re drawing a bead on the career of a Naval officer whose great breach is doing his duty." Why is everything the Israeli lobby? I expect the neo-cons are looking toward a McCain presidency as a chance to continue and extend the Iraq conflict. They want to make sure that withdrawal isn't a done deal before the election. “Walt and Mearsheimer’s paper noted the tendency of the Israeli Lobby to engage in negative politicking to advance their agenda. We’re seeing it in action: They’re drawing a bead on the career of a Naval officer whose great breach is doing his duty.”

Why is everything the Israeli lobby?

I expect the neo-cons are looking toward a McCain presidency as a chance to continue and extend the Iraq conflict.

They want to make sure that withdrawal isn’t a done deal before the election.

]]> By: San Fernando Curt http://www.lobelog.com/briefly-updating-boot/comment-page-1/#comment-6423 San Fernando Curt Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:30:21 +0000 http://www.ips.org/blog/jimlobe/?p=100#comment-6423 There will be no supporting evidence to back up Boot's assessment that Fallon is "unimpressive." Fallon earned the ire of the neoconservatives because - from all accounts - not for dereliction of duty or malfeasance in his comission, but because he jugged up any idiotic plots to expand our Mideast "nation-building" to Iran. Added to that, as an old-school, no-nonsense type, he probably chafes at the guttersnipe power wielded by chickenhawks like Boot (and past, "classic" Zionist sahibs like Douglas Feith) - who'd soil themselves at the sound of anything louder than a titmouse chirp. Walt and Mearsheimer's paper noted the tendency of the Israeli Lobby to engage in negative politicking to advance their agenda. We're seeing it in action: They're drawing a bead on the career of a Naval officer whose great breach is doing his duty. There will be no supporting evidence to back up Boot’s assessment that Fallon is “unimpressive.” Fallon earned the ire of the neoconservatives because – from all accounts – not for dereliction of duty or malfeasance in his comission, but because he jugged up any idiotic plots to expand our Mideast “nation-building” to Iran.

Added to that, as an old-school, no-nonsense type, he probably chafes at the guttersnipe power wielded by chickenhawks like Boot (and past, “classic” Zionist sahibs like Douglas Feith) – who’d soil themselves at the sound of anything louder than a titmouse chirp.

Walt and Mearsheimer’s paper noted the tendency of the Israeli Lobby to engage in negative politicking to advance their agenda. We’re seeing it in action: They’re drawing a bead on the career of a Naval officer whose great breach is doing his duty.

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