Hearts and Minds

From TPM
Public Approval numbers in Pakistan for a few international political figures ...

Osama bin Laden (46%)

Pervez Musharraf (38%)

George W. Bush (9%)

That pretty much sums up where the US is in Iraq as well. Will someone please
call General "Surge" BetrayUs and tell him we're no longer in need of his services? Just a quick voice mail, nothing mean  (he's apparently very sensitive).

We've apparently already lost the South Asian popularity contest. Maybe now would be a good time to withdraw and think about other options. Like invading Mars or something, where -- from what I hear--there is much less actual infrastructure to fuck up.

I'd also suggest a five year 'military free' hiatus, in which, for five years, our military gets  to work like any other state or federal agencies, with an actual budget that's actually monitored by actual accountants.

As compensation for being so ridiculously confined, we won't send them somewhere strange to  kill brown skinned people, we'll keep them here to help rebuild the homes of brown skinned people in New Orleans. By my reckoning, we'll save a helluvalota of money and a helluvalota of lives by doing this.

As an ancillary benefit, my guess is the GIs will be much happier taking time out on Bourbon street than Anbar province.

Call me crazy.

•  Tips

  by DelicateMonster on Tue Sep 11, 2007 at 11:08:51 PM PDT

•  Hey, I'm not shy....

  Tipped and rec'd.

  Maybe now would be a good time to withdraw and think about other options. Like invading Mars or something, where -- from what I hear--there is much less actual infrastructure to fuck up.

  This is such a good idea!  Maybe we could see if
  Pluto needs some help?
  But seriously, how could the rest of the world hold
  us in high esteem?  Hell, we're now no better than
  Germany in the 1930s.  Invading countries, taking
  peoples rights away, arresting others who may or may
  not be bad guys.. who can tell when they have no chance
  to see a courtroom.  I'd go on but it's late and I'm
  sleepy.

  by lvillelass on Tue Sep 11, 2007 at 11:43:41 PM PDT