BlandMan, you are not bland at all, just way offbase
I believe you underestimate my comment on Arab uprising
54 weeks ago, Arabs delivered an atypical attack
it was not only atypical, but effected asymmetrical damage
you are surely thinking in conventional terms
I am not
you might be thinking that I expect an uprising with 1000's of young frustrated fanatics storming a USEmbassy or a USMilitary outpost or ambusing a US convoy
NOT
I expect an uprising in the same vein as 54 weeks ago
surely you remember it
remember the Lebanon suicide bomber in the mid-80's who killed 220 US soldiers?
HezBollah was the signature on their death certificates
we have over 200,000 soldiers now in the Middle East
many of them are within reach of fanatic bombers now
right now
Arabs have always been dangerous among themselves
but Al-Qaeda is teaching them dangerous and effective tactics
if not directly, then certainly by passive example
sorry, MarvellousMan
the US fails consistently to properly measure unconventional enemies
like HoChiMinh, like BedLinen
we build more and smarter F-16 warplanes
we build more and swifter Bradley tanks
but they are as effective in combatting Islamic warriors, as they are in rebuffing a common cold
our effectiveness in patroling our borders and airlines and passport visas has been amply demonstrated as absurdly, laughably, comically inept
if we invade Iraq, watch the response, the counter-measures, the financial warfare, the terrorist attacks to oil tankers and terminals
they might boycott USTrezBonds, or demand petro-payments in Euros or gold bullion
ever consider that?
you are thinking in the wrong arena, my good man
we will see
you might be right
but I give you 5-10% chance, tops
/ Feisty but Boring Jimmy
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