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Beware Afghanistan

Zeno Amerikanos wrote 1 week ago: “We kicked down the back door, but then there was a metal door.” - Lenny On Monday Barac … more »

Tags: The Art of the Possible, iraq, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, 2008 Election, don’t forget we have TWO wars ongoing at the moment, Go Barack Go!, John McCain wants more troops in Afghanistan as well-, just not sure where he’s going to get them

They’re Just Not That Into Us

Zeno Amerikanos wrote 2 weeks ago: “You don’t care about me!  It’s my cookies!  It’s always been the damn coo … more »

Tags: Bush the Younger, iraq, Nouri Al-Maliki, Permanent Bases, The Art of the Possible, arrogance and naivete – the keystones of Bush policy, be thankful we destroyed your country, imperialism doesn’t work anymore, it didn’t really work the first time

Pssst, We’re Still Not Bombing Iran. Pass It On.

Zeno Amerikanos wrote 2 weeks ago: “Which, if true, means death for us all.” - Kent Brockman The “Bomb Iran” ru … more »

Tags: Iran, Print is Dead, The New York Review of Books, The New Yorker, Go Barack Go!, Hersh does good work, I really hope I’m not wrong about this, posted late for a particular reason, what happens after 4 November is anyone’s guess

First Principals

Zeno Amerikanos wrote 1 month ago: “The only way you’ll get me to talk is through slow, painful torture and I don’t t … more »

Tags: Guantanamo Bay, "habeas corpus", I Love America, Institutionalized Stupidity, Torture, apologizing is worth it in the long run, shameful shit, They have bigger dicks? Bomb them!, tin pot presidents can’t ruin us that easily

Puppet Rebellion

Zeno Amerikanos wrote 1 month ago: “Good Heavens Smithers, they’re not afraid of me anymore!” - C.M. Burns Puppet.  … more »

Tags: The Art of the Possible, Bush the Younger, iraq, Permanent Bases, Cockburn fucking rules, Maliki has all the cards, never underestimate the incompetence of Bush the Younge, posted late for no particular reason

Whatever the Opposite of a Victory Lap Is

Zeno Amerikanos wrote 2 months ago: “And I contend that those tourists were decapitated before they entered the Krustyland House o … more »

Tags: Afghanistan, Bush the Younger, Iran, iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, I didn’t even mention Pakistan, or the destabilization of Syria

Questions, Quandaries and Quagmires

Zeno Amerikanos wrote 3 months ago: “Chat away, I’ll just amuse myself with some pornographic playing cards.” - Mayor … more »

Tags: iraq, 45-day evaluations sound like something drug addicts do, losing a war is a long and arduous process, we’re now out of troops and the war is still going on

Iraq, Episode XI: A Failure by any Other Name

Zeno Amerikanos wrote 3 months ago: “Rocky “V”, that was the fifth one! So Rocky five, plus Rocky two, equals Rocky s … more »

Tags: iraq, writing is hard, waiting for Obama, no point rehashing the details, sequels are boring if they don’t change the plot

Debts of Honor and Open Doors

Zeno Amerikanos wrote 4 months ago: “When my family arrived in this country four months ago, we spoke no English and had no money … more »

Tags: iraq, Refugees, soapbox rants, shameful shit, thinking short when we should be thinking long, come back Emma Lazarus, please do right by these people Mr. Obama, I knew it was bad but 1608 total!?

Why Obama Matters

Zeno Amerikanos wrote 4 months ago: “Do you really think this is a good idea Randy?” - Sharon Marsh “If Saddam is buil … more »

Tags: The Art of the Possible, iraq, Barack Obama, 2008 Election, Go Barack Go!, bombing brown people, “change the mindset”, what’s a few hundred thousand dead between friends?, they really aren’t toy soldiers

Imperial Folly Is an Expensive Vice

Zeno Amerikanos wrote 6 months ago: “Oh, don’t thank me. Thank an unprecedented eight-year military buildup.” - Bart … more »

Tags: iraq, Afghanistan, a trillion dollars doesn’t buy what it used to, pointless bitching, we ought to replace “E Pluribus Unum”, with “Buy Now Pay Later"

Please Nominate This Man

Zeno Amerikanos wrote 6 months ago: “You’re not just putting the new newspapers over the old ones, are you?” - Marge S … more »

Tags: The Art of the Possible, iraq, Republican presidential primary, John McCain, false dawns, there’s still a war going on remember?

Pakistan Can Care for Itself

Zeno Amerikanos wrote 6 months ago: “Everyone always says they have to work a lot harder when I’m around.” - Homer Sim … more »

Tags: Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto, has been assasinated and nobody knows what it means, if someone tells you that they do know they're lying, will be just fine without us

An Open Letter to the American Government

Zeno Amerikanos wrote 7 months ago: “Dear baby, welcome to Dumpsville, population: you.” - Homer Simpson I have new hope, po … more »

Tags: The Art of the Possible, Bush the Younger, impeachment, iraq, Cathartic masturbation, budget fights are fun, Congressional Democrats are to be considered pussies, until proven otherwise,

Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?

Zeno Amerikanos wrote 8 months ago: “I know you are, but what am I?” - Bart Simpson Five months ago I wrote a post arguing t … more »

Tags: Iran, Flock of Seagulls sang about this right?, Norman Podhoretz is old and crazy, real men want to go to Tehran, Maybe we should finish one of our other wars before we

How Do You Spell “Cam Ranh Bay” in Arabic?

Zeno Amerikanos wrote 9 months ago: “Go away!  There ain’t no monorail and there never was!” - Monorail Café Employe … more »

Tags: iraq, Permanent Bases, Enduring Camps, Expired Leases, Hostile Landlords

Of Straw and Camels' Backs

Zeno Amerikanos wrote 9 months ago: “You see, killbots have a preset kill limit.  Knowing their weakness, I sent wave after wave … more »

Tags: iraq, Washington Post Op-Eds, former Army captains, why aren't we listening to these people?, Hoorah Mr President

Did Anyone Tell These People What “Blackwater” Means?

Zeno Amerikanos wrote 9 months ago: “We got a little rule back home, if it’s brown drink it down, if it’s black send i … more »

Tags: iraq, blackwater, gray+water, professional soldiers should know better, not doing your word research

I Find Remakes Tedious

Zeno Amerikanos wrote 9 months ago: “The fact is you don’t have to be able to read to enjoy The Springfield Review of Books. … more »

Tags: iraq, The New York Review of Books, Print is Dead


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