Comments on: Things I Don’t Understand http://wdr1.com/blog/2007/09/16/things-i-dont-understand/ Screams in the Night Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:00:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: wdr1 http://wdr1.com/blog/2007/09/16/things-i-dont-understand/#comment-15878 wdr1 Fri, 05 Oct 2007 06:51:43 +0000 http://wdr1.com/blog/2007/09/16/things-i-dont-understand/#comment-15878 Damn, I got excited when I first checked out Markdown, but it doesn't support WP. And as much as WP sucks, I'm too lazy to switch again. (Sorry, MT, your damn upgrade just too freaking long.) Damn, I got excited when I first checked out Markdown, but it doesn’t support WP. And as much as WP sucks, I’m too lazy to switch again. (Sorry, MT, your damn upgrade just too freaking long.)

]]> By: Christopher Smith http://wdr1.com/blog/2007/09/16/things-i-dont-understand/#comment-15875 Christopher Smith Fri, 05 Oct 2007 05:21:23 +0000 http://wdr1.com/blog/2007/09/16/things-i-dont-understand/#comment-15875 Dude... you don't do <a href="http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/" rel="nofollow">Markdown</a>? Dude… you don’t do Markdown?

]]> By: Christopher Smith http://wdr1.com/blog/2007/09/16/things-i-dont-understand/#comment-15874 Christopher Smith Fri, 05 Oct 2007 05:20:08 +0000 http://wdr1.com/blog/2007/09/16/things-i-dont-understand/#comment-15874 The story is that the political situation in Iraq isn't making the necessary progress to match the military progress, which was one of the metrics for the success of the surge. Part of the problem appears to be that we're effectively falling back to Hussein's approach to managing Iraq (there is a fantastic [article by Patrick Graham that has unfortunately been largely ignored because the buzz has been all about the cover picture](http://www.macleans.ca/article.jsp?content=20070920_100442_7900&source=srch&page=1) which talks about how for all intents and purposes we're back to square one), which is not exactly something Iraqi politicians can sell to their constituency. I think the larger problem though is that for diplomatic reasons, we really need Iraq to stay together, but there are huge political divisions that just can't be overcome in a matter of months. The story is that the political situation in Iraq isn’t making the necessary progress to match the military progress, which was one of the metrics for the success of the surge.

Part of the problem appears to be that we’re effectively falling back to Hussein’s approach to managing Iraq (there is a fantastic [article by Patrick Graham that has unfortunately been largely ignored because the buzz has been all about the cover picture](http://www.macleans.ca/article.jsp?content=20070920_100442_7900&source=srch&page=1) which talks about how for all intents and purposes we’re back to square one), which is not exactly something Iraqi politicians can sell to their constituency. I think the larger problem though is that for diplomatic reasons, we really need Iraq to stay together, but there are huge political divisions that just can’t be overcome in a matter of months.

]]> By: sang http://wdr1.com/blog/2007/09/16/things-i-dont-understand/#comment-15778 sang Sun, 23 Sep 2007 17:45:59 +0000 http://wdr1.com/blog/2007/09/16/things-i-dont-understand/#comment-15778 you need a troop surge in your ass you need a troop surge in your ass

]]> By: wdr1 http://wdr1.com/blog/2007/09/16/things-i-dont-understand/#comment-15772 wdr1 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 03:30:44 +0000 http://wdr1.com/blog/2007/09/16/things-i-dont-understand/#comment-15772 I have to be honest, this does put a big hit in Bush's credibility w/ me. If anything, I would have been happier if he said the surge was working & it was evidence we needed more troops to stabilize more of Iraq. I have to be honest, this does put a big hit in Bush’s credibility w/ me. If anything, I would have been happier if he said the surge was working & it was evidence we needed more troops to stabilize more of Iraq.

]]> By: ben http://wdr1.com/blog/2007/09/16/things-i-dont-understand/#comment-15771 ben Tue, 18 Sep 2007 02:54:45 +0000 http://wdr1.com/blog/2007/09/16/things-i-dont-understand/#comment-15771 My feeling is that Bush has lost all credibility with the American people, Congress, and his own party. So even if Petreaus (however you spell it) is right that things are getting better, it falls on deaf ears. My copy of The Economist tells me that things are getting better but I have a hard time believing any other news source... My feeling is that Bush has lost all credibility with the American people, Congress, and his own party.
So even if Petreaus (however you spell it) is right that things are getting better, it falls on deaf ears.

My copy of The Economist tells me that things are getting better but I have a hard time believing any other news source…

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