First it was the Iranian-allied, Shia-led government of Iraq that waxed effusive with praise for Iran. Now it's Hamid Karzai, the U.S.-installed president of Afghanistan, with kind words to say about the Axis of Evil next door:
"So far, Iran has been a helper and a solution," says Karzai on CNN. "Iran has been a supporter of Afghanistan, in the peace process that we have and the fight against terror and the fight against narcotics in Afghanistan. [We have] very, very good, very, very close relations ... We will continue to have good relations with Iran. We will continue to resolve issues, if any arise."
The next day President Bush was all kerfuffled, speaking next to Karzai. One can only imagine the president's confusion. How annoying. We go to all the trouble of occupying two countries, and just when we're starting to think about attacking the one in the middle, the two that we occupy start supporting that one.
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Yep, & we're still occupying Korea, Germany, Japan & parts of Kuwait, Jordan, Saudi Arabia. Actually we're occupying North America, stolen from the innocents that came before us. As children of Europe, we're vicarious participants in the occupation of the holy land by the 12th Century crusaders. We occupied Serbia, but they deserved it. We should have occupied Rwanda, 'cause they definitely deserved it. It wouldn't be too much of a stretch to say we Americans are preoccupied with occupation because--it's our occupation. Not too much of a stretch for such as yourself who live by stretching the truth into a grotesque pretzel. Pretzel logic, which not even the hungry birds would touch. Bet you've not been out of this country for more than a few weeks of your naive life. Too occupied with other things, no doubt.
PS From Dreyfuss: I am very well traveled.
Posted by Mark Murton | August 7, 2007 10:43 PM
Posted on August 7, 2007 22:43