Comments on: Oh, that http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/05/01/oh-that/ The unbearable lightness of Lex. Enjoy! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:01:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Justthisguy http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/05/01/oh-that/comment-page-1/#comment-74108 Justthisguy Wed, 02 May 2007 05:52:53 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/05/01/oh-that/#comment-74108 I prefer Jerry Pournelle's locution: Neo-Jacobin, not Neo-Con. That avoids the accusation of anti-semitism. Hey, The French were the first to get crazy about going abroad, and minding other people's business with bayonets. It is not possible to fix all of the world's problems with the armed forces of the USA. I really do think that we should just look out for number one. Iraq? Don't quit, but rationally try to do something that does not betray the people who've taken our side, and leaves the place somewhat better than it was when our people got there. It ain't ever gonna be perfect; Iraq was an artificial country, to start with I prefer Jerry Pournelle’s locution: Neo-Jacobin, not Neo-Con. That avoids the accusation of anti-semitism.

Hey, The French were the first to get crazy about going abroad, and minding other people’s business with bayonets.

It is not possible to fix all of the world’s problems with the armed forces of the USA. I really do think that we should just look out for number one.

Iraq? Don’t quit, but rationally try to do something that does not betray the people who’ve taken our side, and leaves the place somewhat better than it was when our people got there.

It ain’t ever gonna be perfect; Iraq was an artificial country, to start with

]]> By: BigFred http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/05/01/oh-that/comment-page-1/#comment-74056 BigFred Tue, 01 May 2007 23:12:51 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/05/01/oh-that/#comment-74056 You had me at "hagiography" as usual. You had me at “hagiography” as usual.

]]> By: Casca http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/05/01/oh-that/comment-page-1/#comment-74020 Casca Tue, 01 May 2007 19:42:13 +0000 http://www.neptunuslex.com/2007/05/01/oh-that/#comment-74020 Amen! Checkout Hitch's slant. http://slate.com/id/2165269/ Amen!

Checkout Hitch’s slant.

http://slate.com/id/2165269/

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