Comments on: A new White House measure of success in Iraq http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1091 BTC News: News, politics, opinion and satire Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:52:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: JackD http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1091/comment-page-1#comment-11463 JackD Sun, 28 Aug 2005 00:22:26 +0000 http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/?p=1091#comment-11463 I heard they were going to rely on rock, paper, scissors except that, in Iraq, they have no paper or scissors. Thus, everyone has been given rocks and we'll see who is the last one standing. I heard they were going to rely on rock, paper, scissors except that, in Iraq, they have no paper or scissors. Thus, everyone has been given rocks and we’ll see who is the last one standing.

]]> By: weldon berger http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1091/comment-page-1#comment-11462 weldon berger Sat, 27 Aug 2005 18:24:06 +0000 http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/?p=1091#comment-11462 Several people suggested early on that the new constitution be based on the old one, mostly secular Iraqis and people such as Juan Cole, but it's secular and to an extent socialist; the latter offends the US and the former the religious Iraqis. Plus it's associated with Saddam even though it predates him. Oh well. Several people suggested early on that the new constitution be based on the old one, mostly secular Iraqis and people such as Juan Cole, but it’s secular and to an extent socialist; the latter offends the US and the former the religious Iraqis. Plus it’s associated with Saddam even though it predates him. Oh well.

]]> By: Joe http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/1091/comment-page-1#comment-11461 Joe Sat, 27 Aug 2005 15:05:06 +0000 http://www.btcnews.com/btcnews/?p=1091#comment-11461 It is interesting that little mention is made of the existing or recently existing old Iraqi Constitution. Also, to follow the conceit of others, I guess we can compare it to our experience. That is, when the Articles of Confederation was written during the Revolutionary War. It was completed in 1777, ratified in 1781, and greatly changed in 1787. These things take time and the rational approach (which even irrational people are forced to take at times), does seem best. It is interesting that little mention is made of the existing or recently existing old Iraqi Constitution.

Also, to follow the conceit of others, I guess we can compare it to our experience. That is, when the Articles of Confederation was written during the Revolutionary War. It was completed in 1777, ratified in 1781, and greatly changed in 1787.

These things take time and the rational approach (which even irrational people are forced to take at times), does seem best.

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