tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post115240141434035994..comments2023-10-09T12:51:06.029-03:00Comments on RGM Unlimited: RGMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03094054083065645879noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1152819010829289162006-07-13T16:30:00.000-03:002006-07-13T16:30:00.000-03:00On the fly, but - oh sure, of course there'd be a ...On the fly, but - oh sure, of course there'd be a period of diplomatic "or-else-ness" going on, I gotcha, no worries.... back much later...Jacques Beau Verthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16450947780950412676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1152809426133702222006-07-13T13:50:00.000-03:002006-07-13T13:50:00.000-03:00That's not necessarily suggesting that there be mi...That's not necessarily suggesting that there be military options for both, just a stronger diplomatic push against Iran to coincide with the plan for Iraq. It would have immensely boosted the credibility (especially if, as you say, they'd done it with higher troops levels, enough to make the mullahs think that maybe some of those hundreds of thousands of troops were pointing at them) to say, "RGMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03094054083065645879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1152803727987168542006-07-13T12:15:00.000-03:002006-07-13T12:15:00.000-03:00Dude - WHOA. Tackling Iraq AND Iran at the same t...Dude - WHOA. Tackling Iraq AND Iran at the same time?<BR/><BR/>That's a thought that has *never* occurred to me.<BR/><BR/>I'm trying hard to think of what I *would* have thought back then...<BR/><BR/>Hard to say exactly how I would have reacted. But, hearing it today - I like it, I think. Dicey situtation, but... wasn't it already, after Sept 11?<BR/><BR/>I don't <I>think</I> I would have Jacques Beau Verthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16450947780950412676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1152800389996462022006-07-13T11:19:00.000-03:002006-07-13T11:19:00.000-03:00Very interesting way to look at it we've come up w...Very interesting way to look at it we've come up with here eh?<BR/><BR/>There's a lot of dynamics involved in the War on Terror and Tyranny (my personal preferred definition for "World War IV") that we haven't even touched yet (Sunni/Shi'ite divide, what would China do, that kind of stuff). I think they had to do something in the Middle East first because that's the hotbed of fundamentalism, and RGMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03094054083065645879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1152761270819733742006-07-13T00:27:00.000-03:002006-07-13T00:27:00.000-03:00Nuh uh - see, and I'm being completely serious her...Nuh uh - see, and I'm being completely serious here, once he takes out Joker and Two-Face (okay, and Scarecrow), then the pawns alone are left. A bad case scenario - Dick comes back and takes out Nygma or Cobblepot or Isley before they can kick Bruce's ass, and very worst case scenario, Selina Kyle steps in at the last moment. <BR/><BR/>It's always best to get the Queen early rather than risk Jacques Beau Verthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16450947780950412676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1152718873956431662006-07-12T12:41:00.000-03:002006-07-12T12:41:00.000-03:00Of course, had he gone after Joker (and to be fair...Of course, had he gone after Joker (and to be fair, & Scarecrow) first, he may have ended up getting his ass whupped by some lame two-bit villain that happened to get lucky.RGMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03094054083065645879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1152714369092102782006-07-12T11:26:00.000-03:002006-07-12T11:26:00.000-03:00Incidentally, there's not too many global politics...Incidentally, there's not too many global politics bloggers I can really talk Batman analogies with - extra bonus points!Jacques Beau Verthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16450947780950412676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1152714301606436802006-07-12T11:25:00.000-03:002006-07-12T11:25:00.000-03:00Exactly my point, my dear McAdam. ;)Exactly my point, my dear McAdam. ;)Jacques Beau Verthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16450947780950412676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1152705360455488332006-07-12T08:56:00.000-03:002006-07-12T08:56:00.000-03:00Heh, interesting Batman analogy. Ever read the Kni...Heh, interesting Batman analogy. Ever read the Knightfall storyline from a few years back? Batman did end up going through all the weak ones and leaving the Joker for last, and after beating him, got his ass whupped by Bane.RGMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03094054083065645879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1152670450226563052006-07-11T23:14:00.000-03:002006-07-11T23:14:00.000-03:00Listen, I got zero problem with agreeing to disagr...Listen, I got zero problem with agreeing to disagree on an intelligent and thought-out discussion, that's totally cool.<BR/><BR/>I actually dropped be because I recalled while out that I'd gotten ahead of myself and missed a part of my post - I'd <I>intended</I> to say, "I feel I've been proved right, yada yada yada, but.... <I>I can sympathize with anyone who legitimately believed that Iraq was Jacques Beau Verthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16450947780950412676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1152655782356890112006-07-11T19:09:00.000-03:002006-07-11T19:09:00.000-03:00Jason,Very interesting thoughts, and I do agree th...Jason,<BR/>Very interesting thoughts, and I do agree that pursuing regime change in Iraq has brought about unintended negative consequences, both for domestic harmony (the traditional bipartisan consensus on foreign policy that arises in such times of crises has been shattered) and for America's international relations. They're pretty much down to the Brits as far as reliable, credible, and RGMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03094054083065645879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1152651790979425932006-07-11T18:03:00.000-03:002006-07-11T18:03:00.000-03:00Oh, I hit the button and didn't mean to...In closi...Oh, I hit the button and didn't mean to...<BR/><BR/>In closing:<BR/><BR/>I'm with you on massive UN reform. I like the idea of a Liberal Democratic Nations or something - so long as they use the UN building in NYC and kick out all the excluded members. And fly a gay pride flag, just to piss off all the totalitarian commies and fascists and nutjobs in the world!! Take that, losers!<BR/><BR/>Jacques Beau Verthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16450947780950412676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6617063.post-1152651636263397622006-07-11T18:00:00.000-03:002006-07-11T18:00:00.000-03:00Richard,Interesting (and learned) post.I never eve...Richard,<BR/><BR/>Interesting (and learned) post.<BR/><BR/>I never ever bought that Iraq was a threat, and while I'm THRILLED that Saddam Hussein has been knocked out of power, I opposed the Iraq war on the grounds that Bin Laden was still free and that North Korea and Iran were bigger threats.<BR/><BR/>This is complicated, but here goes.<BR/><BR/>I feel I have been proved right. Bin Laden's Jacques Beau Verthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16450947780950412676noreply@blogger.com