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mld, December 19, 2003 at 11:00:00 PM CET

How Time Flies...

... when you're kvetching about your political opponents.

I don't normally just post stuff I get in my inbox, but I laughed when I read this email. I does put a bit of perspective on how long things like nationbuilding, and "winning the peace" can, and should take.

I feel obliged to point out that it took years to quell the last remnants of Nazi resistance after the end of WWII, it was almost two years before the Marshall Plan was even passed by Congress, and the rebuilding of Europe took decades.

I guess that Truman just didn't have a plan. :-)

Anyway, on to the mail...

Some folks are complaining on how long the war is taking but consider this:

It took less time to take Iraq than it took Janet Reno to take the Branch Davidian compound. That was a 51-day operation.

It took less time to find Saddam's sons in Iraq than it took Hillary Clinton to find the Rose Law Firm billing records.

It took less time for the 3rd Infantry Division and the Marines to destroy the Medina Republican Guard than it took Teddy Kennedy to call the police after his Oldsmobile sunk at Chappaquiddick.

It took less time to take Iraq than it took to count the votes in Florida.

And I'll add a prediction: It'll take longer to try Saddam than it took to run him down.

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ceridwen, 12/21/03, 12:44 AM

It May Take Longer

to figure out _how_ to try Saddam than it took to run him down!

mld, 12/21/03, 12:46 AM

How? That's easy.

Just feed him to the Iraqis.

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