Friday, May 21, 2004

Juan Cole proposes that we "Give that man a medal"

KUT, Iraq - In a Disney-esque approach to guerrilla warfare, U.S. Army commanders here are hiring suspected members of a Shiite Muslim militia to help rebuild a rusted and abandoned amusement park ...

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"Call it 'Six Flags Over Al Kut,' " quipped Col. Brad May, the regiment's commander.

It should be so easy to disperse a tiny army of the desparately poor with
$ 20 billion. Reminds me of how some guy from State arranged local elections in Southern Iraq and securalarists won. To do as badly as the Bush team one almost has to try.

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