Trust is a Haircut
Faith is a haircut and shave by an Iraqi.
posted by Dorman at 04:09
Sunday, October 09, 2005
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25 Comments:
Keep the faith brother. There are many here in the States that truly appreciate what you do, the sacrifices you've made and the pain and sorrow you've endured.
In reading your blog, I've noticed quite a pattern. The rights that we have that defines our way of life is a giant bank account. Soldiers, sailors, police, fireman, etc. consistenty pay into the account, most often taking nothing in return.
Many others consistently take from the account, while paying nothing in return. There's a few such individuals here from what I've been reading.
Tell me, why do those who contribute the least complain the most about what they deserve and what's due to them?
Just a quote that was posted in a previous entry (Allah Tahlize). Thank you Jack!
And yes, the United States has been, and continues to be,the best thing going, ever. I don't see millions of Americans racing across the Mexican border now do I?
You may all want to go back to that entry and the Easter Egg one to see what other awesome insights he's posted.
Thank you sir. I'll be following you until you're out of harms way. It pains me when I realize that there are so many elitist takers out there who ponder the evils of our country while sitting comfortably in a starbucks, calling our President a Naxi, pissing on George Bush stickers in a urinal and pondering the rights of coffee bean pickers in Guatemala. Never has so little perspective existed in so many. It's hard to see the big picture when the toughest obstacle you have to overcome is that they're out of decaff double latte at the weekly world worker's party meeting.
Vietnam vet told me that on his way over, the barber lady cut his hair and then grabbed his head and twisted his neck both ways to crack it. He breiefly thought she was a VC agent using martial arts to kill him. Then he thanked her.
I like Jack. Jack, where the heck have you been.
As MattandRiver said, "we told you you'd feel better". Keep up the good work.
Jack Burton, one small point of clarification aside from the United States, there are people from other countries who have posted here.
anonymous:
funny you talk about people doing all those things and talking about the big picture, when you post.....anonymously.
DAMN! All this from a haircut!!)
Nnothing like a good haircut. It's remarkable how polarized people within the United States are. It's almost understable that a foreigner like myself can cause a good brawl. Despite the unflattering things ISL has to say about what I wrote, she seems to provide a clearer view of the problems with being in Iraq. Since the post is way off topic, to anyone interested here are is an exhaustive attempt to document civilian casaulities. While it is US military policy "not to do body counts", needless to say it is only human to do so: civilian death toll in Iraq
Lt's keep in mind too that the civilian death toll also includes those killed by their own countrymen, not totally by the coalition troops.
I just got back from what I hoped was a potentially hairy mission through Iraq (it unfortunately fell through), and found all this excitement!
Anyay, part of my answer to Iraq is this....ponder Afghanistan. Remember Afghanistan?
Dorman, The report is very interesting in this respect as their reporting itemizes which civilians were killed by coalition troops, which were killed by insurgents, and which were killed with both forces present. I think you would appreciate the level of research done.
Of the some 30,000 civilian deaths that are documented, nearly 10,000 are attributed to US led forces alone. About 2,500 civilian deaths are atributed to insurgents. Take a look, I would be curious if you would agree or disagree with the reporting of this site.
JB, the data on civilians killed in the Iraq invasion, were provided in response to a request for facts not opinions. As for the use of mustard gas during the iraq iran war, here are some more facts regarding the position of the United States, when Iraq was considered "the good side". iran iraq war In particular there is a very nice picture of Rumsfeld shaking hands with Saddam.
JB, I seem to do over step well enough on my own, I kindly request that you not say things for me.
JB, the citing civilian deaths was provided because little is known about this. Everyone knows, about the crimes of Saddam.
JB, Come on? The comments were totally off the topic of the haircut, by the time I posted. As for relevancy, if you can't see how civilian deaths are relevant to an invasion, then perhaps there really is too big of a gap here to bridge. I'll leave it that.
Can I get a Haircut too?
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Dorman;
Your original post was purely philosophical (IMHP). Plus, your “Ultimate Goal” is one of peace and tranquility. So then, what is your take on all the virtual hostility that has followed?
Also, what is your knowledge and opinion of the mating habits of the giant squid?
Come on JB, you knew it was coming! J
ok, I will bite, recently a little known story of a giant catfish was reported. The catfish weighed 646 pounds. fish tale
I think my internet connection suck lately and that is why I haven't gotten more involved.
JB is right on a lot of things and APoV is right on things too in this post. Of course there is, and should be, polarity throughout the worlds' view because we all consider our own interests at different priorities. My allusion to Afghanistan was simple as aa analog to Iraq....things went smooth and quick there. Unfortunately e still have troops there looking for OBL, whom btw ought to be donating some of his billions to rebuild Pakistan, not us. If he did in fact get crushed in some cave in Pakistan, it would be the worst case scenario because he would be harder to find and a decomposed corpse harder to ID.
You know who should be outraged the most , and the most active, concerning the inhuman treatment of people in the Middle East? The FREAKIN' MIDDLE EASTERNERS. They stand around like sheep to a slaughter, bleteing anti-american sentiments while blaming their plight on us. Sovereignty = screw'em. My opinion is that we need to pull out, give the country a reasonable head start on rebuilding itself, then allow them to do it themselves. They need help? Saudi is right next door, they have cash and resources.
The US needs to pull back, stop its backdoor imperialism, and take care of itself (aboveboard) first. N.O., Bush promises aid and reats 7 days after the fact....Pakistan has a quake, Bush reacts with aid 7 minutes after the fact.
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BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S. forces in Iraq said on Saturday that they were holding a man suspected of acting as a barber to senior al Qaeda militants and helping them change their appearance to evade capture.
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The man, named as Walid Muhammad Farhan Juwar al-Zubaydi -- "aka 'The Barber,"' the U.S. military statement said -- was arrested in Baghdad on September 24, the day before U.S. troops caught up with and killed a militant they described as the most senior al Qaeda leader in the capital, Abu Azzam.
"'The Barber's' duties included altering senior al Qaeda in Iraq members' appearances by dying hair color, altering hairstyles and changing facial hair in their efforts to evade capture," the military said in the statement.
Sad that all it takes is a haircut and shave to subvert our security efforts.
Military intelligence is a contrition in terms.
imagine what they could get away with if they discovered the Groucho glasses with the mustache.
I always prefer those fake Bubba teeth!
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