Shock n' Awe Overload
Sick and tired of the already trite phrase "shock and awe"? This thread over on Fark has some suggestions.
Among the best suggestions are:
Old and Busted, New Hotness campaign
Shizzle and awizzle
Bomb, Rinse, Repeat
"Assisted Urban Renewal"
Shock and awwwwww Allah why you not stop these bombs?
ArabDisney: Phase One
The "Jumpin' Allah on pogo stick!" phase
Operation Strategery
Operation Cut Off [...]
SnA Begins
Well, bang goes my theory (no pun intended).
Law of Unintended Consequences Pt. III
Looks like we might not need to decline Frawnce's help in administering post-Saddam Iraq after all. Jacques seems to be taking care of it for us.
He can't possibly be that stupid, can he?
"Saddam is done."
Take a peek at this account of the 1st MEF in Safwan and tell me you don't get chills (good ones, mind you).
It seems to wrap so much of this conflict up into one nice package. Iraqis: cautiously optimistic. Americans: not about to let Saddam slither away again.
On to Basrah, then Baghdad, boys.
Law of Unintended Consequences Pt. II
As I've mused on the issue further, I can forsee one other, very large advantage to a surgical strike.
By not being forced to destroy Iraqi infrastructure, we will reduce the need for U.N. "asistance" in rebuilding Iraq. "No thanks, Jaques, mes "amis". We've got this one covered. We'll take it from here." [...]
Spectacles of Power Pt. III
It is now clear to me why I always found that Old Navy lady (Carrie Donovan) so creepy. Who knew she had dictatorial ambitions?
Some have suggested that we also watch Dame Edna very closely. I'd have to concur.
Law of Unintended Consequences
I've been pondering this since late last evening and coming across Jonah Goldberg's post regarding a "Rout" in The Corner has reinforced my opinions.
The strike against the senior Iraqi (that's "Iraqian" for all of you Curtis Sliwa fans out there) leadership was a bold tactical move that may very well end up sparing hundreds, if [...]
