Diplomacy Helped To Calm the Chaos. That is, there is no civil war. Ralph Peters echoes the same sentiment. There is terrorism, fighting and unrest but that is not civil war or even a sectarian one. It's just that. Chaotic, deadly and very bad. It is important that we call things what they are. That goes for success as well as failure. The media has been licking it's chops waiting release the prepackaged "CIVIL WAR IN IRAQ" storyline. Unfortunately for them, this ain't it. Read the article. As the hed suggests, it was the use of diplomacy, not force of arms that won the day. Maybe we're learning something afterall.
This is very strange...
I'm an average guy with an average life. I have a few more kids than most but for the most part I'm just an anonymous lumpenprole toiling away in obscurity both professionally and on this blog. To say my life follows a certain routine is like saying " The Hindenburg caught fire." That is to say, technically accurate but wildly understates the truth. In any event, I just received a call from The Wife. To wit: "Did you order something?" "No, why?" "There's something here for you." "Uh, box, bag, envelope, singing telegram?" "It's a box" "Who's is from?" "It's from [Name redacted pending confession or further investigation]" "Who?" "(repeats name)" "No idea. Never heard of him." A quick google search later I find that the sender's return address is in the wilds of northern Pennsylvania. A place I have never visited. "Open it." "W...
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