Victimhood
 

Yes we have been lucky so far. But they are always improving their game, so we need to constantly improve ours. Anything to make the system more effective, especially if it doesn't cost much - don't you agree?

It's just impossible. Why even try?
 

Thus, the disconnect between the apparent results and the lack of trumpeting by Rumsfeld, Cheney, et al. Success probably being defined as meeting the goal of the test, rather than meeting the ultimate objective of the program.

I don't think that there is any continuing project to use Patriots against ballistics. I think that Spanky is on the Patriot point to establish a baseline of some success with (short-? medium-? range) missile defense.

Victimhood
 

aren't we profiling with the warentless phone taps? those have probably helped stop stuff.

It's just impossible. Why even try?
 

That sounds right to me.

Bush Lied!
 

Just trying to get the k-race moving along.

An A for effort.....
 

In my experience, a substantive conversation never includes:"read this and get back to me." That is just a cop out.

An A for effort.....
 

On the other hand, a substantive conversation usually includes at least 2 people who read.

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You didn't finish the sentence: On the other hand, a substantive conversation usually includes at least 2 people who read writings from a variety of sources (not just ideological biased sources that reaffirm their position) and can actually find validity in some writings that don't reaffirm their preconceived beliefs and find invalidity in some writings that do.

An A for effort.....
 

Ghost Wars is idealogically neutral enough that it didn't burst into flames when it entered slave's place. What do you recommend?

An A for effort.....
 

Why do you think Tom Ricks is ideologically biased?

An A for effort.....
 

I just read Bill Maher's latest book. I found that really funny.

Before that I read "Alls Fair" by Mary Matalin and James Carville. Wasn't all that great.

Before that I reread Empire of the Word by Ostler - that is awesome.

Before that I read Pakistan: In the Shadow of Jihad and Afghanistan by Mary Anne Weaver - that was really good.

Before that I read "Sons of the Conqueres" by Hugh Pope. Boring.

Before that I read the entire Collen McCullough "First Man in Rome Series". That was also awsome.

Any one see the Daily Show last night? The bit on CNN and figuing out how terrorists can hijack planes was great.

An A for effort.....
 

He is the Pentagon Reporter for the Washington Post. Need I say more?

Seriously I have seen him interviewed a few time including on Frontline and the guy seemed incredibly biased to me. The guy seems to think everything Rumsfield does is wrong. When people are that sweeping in their criticism my radar goes up. Its like listening to George Will talk about Clinton or McCain.

By the way - I agree with the criticism that we should have used more troops for the invasion (or at least for the occupation).

An A for effort.....
 

No, no. Something about Iraq that doesn't burst into flames. Or, as Stewart happened to put it to Ricks (Fiasco) a couple weeks ago, is there anyone writing a book these days on Iraq and the campaign there titled something like "Good Job!"

An A for effort.....
 

Have you ever read a book by someone with a conservative bias?

An A for effort.....
 

I read Dan Quayle's autobiography.