Daily Archives: July 28, 2009

Big – Mouth Grape

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by Chuck Ring (GadaboutBlogalot ©2009)

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Some of you may remember that the folks who make Kool-Aid© had a flavor they named Big-Mouth Grape©. The foregoing recollection came to me as I read a story in the Washinton Post (click for story) regarding statements made by VPOTUS Biden during an interview.

It appears that Biden pulled out all stops when it came to denigrating all things Russian when he opened his big mouth. This certainly gained us no friends in Russia and it was disingenuous. Disingenuous, especially since POTUS recently traveled there and received less than presidential treatment while there. Perhaps this is POTUS’s method of getting his digs in after his less than stellar performance while he was in Russia. Say, a tit for tat … sort of. If the Russians didn’t trust us before, they sure don’t trust us now.

Whatever it may have been, I would feel much safer if VPOTUS tucked his ample tongue inside his cheeks and never again let it fall over his silly lips. Big-Mouth Grape© or Kool-Aid© either moniker will suffice for VPOTUS.

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An Envoy And A Foreign Secretary — Some Commentary

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by Chuck Ring (GadaboutBlogalot ©2009)

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According to this story, the United States envoy to Afghanistan and the British Foreign Secretary believe it is a wise idea to bring some Taliban fighters into the mainstream of Afghan society. This homecoming, or perhaps re-infiltration, is agreed to, in principal, by the current president of that country.

This idea seems to include options for the terrorists to denounce their former actions and to pledge not to indulge in such for the future. Open to consideration would be to allow  some to serve as elected officials and Afghan armed forces members. The possibility for this program’s implementation seems to be far in advance of intelligent (perhaps, dumb) and comes just after thousands of new British and American troops have  entered into the fray.

While it is likely true, that many of the Taliban terrorists are simply fighting for the money and come from poor illiterate stock, the leadership and tacticians are well entrenched and educated in the ways of extreme terrorism and will not take the bait of the deal. Or, they will take the bait and infiltrate the government, so that eventually, the government will be another oppressive Islamic regime that punishes harshly for the smallest of infractions. The plight of the weakest, in terms of political power and physical strength … in other words, the women and children, will again be increased after some strides have been made to equalize their rights and abilities to allow them to be participatory members of Afghan society.

While it is a portion of the current military mission of the United States in Afghanistan to quietly convince ordinary citizens to resist the Taliban, we should be ever thoughtful of the muck and mire diplomats and other civilians made of our Viet Nam efforts. I am in favor of fighting the Taliban, until they are no longer able to resist, but if our joint allied military initiatives and actions are to be hamstrung by another McNamara like deceiver, then we should get out of Afghanistan and “gird our loins” closer to home.

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