From our Oldies but Goodies file, William F.Buckley in 1957:
The attempted assassination of Sukarno last week had all the earmarks of a CIA operation. Everyone in the room was killed except Sukarno.
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Mar 21, 2011
Whence Libya
I vowed not to make cracks about a Libyan "exit strategy." The concept has become beyond parody. But that was before our great wire services began consulting one Henry Guiana, a "close advisor to the French President."
A reporter asked him how long the war in Libya would last. He replied "a while."
That's good to know, especially since Gallic history allows us to quantify the term.
"A while," in French war talk is a period of time equal to the one beginning June 17, 1940, when French Marshall Philippe "P'tui" Petain turned his back to Hitler, bent over, dropped his trousers, and sighed, "take me."
And ending early June 6, 1944 when Major Cleveland Lytle and three companies of his U.S. Second Ranger Battalion visited the famed French tourist attraction known as Pointe du Hoc.
So, if we turn this little war over to Paris (and it looks like we might), we can look forward to announcing a pullout along about April Fools Day, 2015.
Elsewhere in the war, we bombed Muamar's tent after checking with the CIA to ensure he was elsewhere.
On the Bernanke front, at $1.5 million per, we're a little over $150 million in the hole if we want to replace the Tomahawks in time to help out the valiant Yemeni freedom fighters. Check the green ink inventory, Ben.
A reporter asked him how long the war in Libya would last. He replied "a while."
That's good to know, especially since Gallic history allows us to quantify the term.
"A while," in French war talk is a period of time equal to the one beginning June 17, 1940, when French Marshall Philippe "P'tui" Petain turned his back to Hitler, bent over, dropped his trousers, and sighed, "take me."
And ending early June 6, 1944 when Major Cleveland Lytle and three companies of his U.S. Second Ranger Battalion visited the famed French tourist attraction known as Pointe du Hoc.
So, if we turn this little war over to Paris (and it looks like we might), we can look forward to announcing a pullout along about April Fools Day, 2015.
Elsewhere in the war, we bombed Muamar's tent after checking with the CIA to ensure he was elsewhere.
On the Bernanke front, at $1.5 million per, we're a little over $150 million in the hole if we want to replace the Tomahawks in time to help out the valiant Yemeni freedom fighters. Check the green ink inventory, Ben.
Mar 20, 2011
The first great WTF? moment of the Libya War spin:
At the Pentagon, Navy Vice Adm. William E. Gortney underlined that strikes are not specifically targeting the Libyan leader or his residence in Tripoli. He said that any of Gadhafi's ground forces advancing on the rebels were open targets.
The President orated himself blue in the face that the goal is to remove Gadhafi. So naturally we shoot at people other than Gadhafi.
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At the Pentagon, Navy Vice Adm. William E. Gortney underlined that strikes are not specifically targeting the Libyan leader or his residence in Tripoli. He said that any of Gadhafi's ground forces advancing on the rebels were open targets.
The President orated himself blue in the face that the goal is to remove Gadhafi. So naturally we shoot at people other than Gadhafi.
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Domestica
--Libby is a chocolatie brown. So are my carpet, my couch, her favorite chair, the kitchen floor, and the bath mat. Outside, she is a near-perfect match for the siding, and, this time of year, blends well with last year's leaves and grass. It is an unplanned and annoying dog camo situation. I keep losing her. Is it easier to change dogs or change decor?
--In a sure sign of spring, I just squished my first 2011 spider.
--The commandant's living quarters are a hideous mess. This must be rectified since a rendezvous occurs Tuesday evening. At the height of the previous one, something like 20 or 25 fellow rednecks -- ages 16 to 79 -- found shelter, beverages, custom-shot jerky, and conviviality in the tiny manse. The lies would have made even ol' Blanket Chief proud.
--It is raining, hence sloppy. This erases an important excuse for ignoring the untidiness cited supra.
--Perhaps taking another test drive in the new 1993 F150 is a viable alternative. It's been here for a month. I just didn't get around to mentioning it. There's nothing wrong with the other F150, but this one was available at a good price, and a man should have at least one spare pickup in inventory.
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--In a sure sign of spring, I just squished my first 2011 spider.
--The commandant's living quarters are a hideous mess. This must be rectified since a rendezvous occurs Tuesday evening. At the height of the previous one, something like 20 or 25 fellow rednecks -- ages 16 to 79 -- found shelter, beverages, custom-shot jerky, and conviviality in the tiny manse. The lies would have made even ol' Blanket Chief proud.
--It is raining, hence sloppy. This erases an important excuse for ignoring the untidiness cited supra.
--Perhaps taking another test drive in the new 1993 F150 is a viable alternative. It's been here for a month. I just didn't get around to mentioning it. There's nothing wrong with the other F150, but this one was available at a good price, and a man should have at least one spare pickup in inventory.
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