The Nobel Prize for War 2009 goes to ...

[Otto]

As I said, it's easy to criticise, if one doesn't have to bother with
the alternatives.

I don't envy the guy, he inherited a bunch of massive problems mainly
caused by the eight Bush-years. Be realistic, you didn't expect the
"change" happening within a year, didn't you?

On the airstrike, the people who resigned were only pawns who have
been sacrificed. Nothing has changed the situation that we are part of
a war that should be won before we can leave. We didn't start it, but
we have to cope with it and therefor I think it's good that Obama is
telling the Afghans that by 2011 they'd better be able to defend
themselves or the Taliban will rule again some day. In the end it's
their choice.

2009/12/6 rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com>:
> one thing about Germany in particular which I respect is that general
> who called in the controversial airstrike in Afghanistan resigned. god
> forbid a US general ever would. we've killed thousands but heck who's
> Tiger Woods bonking, that's important.
>
> and plus, you guys got that Love Parade  ;)
>
> rich
>
> On Sun, Dec 6, 2009 at 7:26 AM, Kai Frederik Lorentzen
> <lorentzen at hotmail.de> wrote:
>>
>> Yeah, especially:
>>
>> "85. Paid for redecoration of White House living quarters out of his own pocket."
>>
>> This really evens things out ...
>>
>>
>>>
>>> That's an impressive list, isn't it?
>>>
>