tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post3871771797283600727..comments2024-03-18T02:14:50.959-07:00Comments on ADORED BY HORDES: MarcLordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17036432624426967890noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-4331067399060837822007-09-25T09:01:00.000-07:002007-09-25T09:01:00.000-07:00Hi Naj,It's a really, really good book. Another ve...Hi Naj,<BR/><BR/>It's a really, really good book. Another very good book about the history of insurgency is 'The Transformation of War,' oddly enough written by someone who teaches at the Israel War College.MarcLordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17036432624426967890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-8722454299338693852007-09-25T08:59:00.000-07:002007-09-25T08:59:00.000-07:00anonymoose,Polk's point is that it's very hard for...anonymoose,<BR/><BR/>Polk's point is that it's very hard for a foreign occupier to achieve a neutral or good effect because the bias against foreigners is so strong and comparatively easy to exploit. He argues that the very presence of US troops in Iraq hampers the occupation effort. Whereas blatantly puppet governments have often been successful.<BR/><BR/>The few examples he cited of successful COIN were of unbridled brutality or use of concentration camps and reservations. He didn't talk about the success of measures against native Americans.MarcLordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17036432624426967890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-67234738424188081382007-09-25T08:55:00.000-07:002007-09-25T08:55:00.000-07:00Izzy,The amount of my mom's SS check is up-graded ...Izzy,<BR/><BR/>The amount of my mom's SS check is up-graded by miniscule cost-of-living increases which are about 25-33% of the actual inflation rate. Recently the student loan arm of the government suddenly started mistakenly garnishing it for a debt which had been forgiven almost 20 years ago. Nice! There are cap hill rumors SS is going to be slashed under Hillary. Her proposed medical plan is a boon to corporations, a shackle for citizens.MarcLordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17036432624426967890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-91429988270513587622007-09-25T04:19:00.000-07:002007-09-25T04:19:00.000-07:00glad to be passing by here, on my way to amazon!glad to be passing by here, on my way to amazon!Najhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17728668942925956610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-43487277555907901882007-09-24T20:54:00.000-07:002007-09-24T20:54:00.000-07:00I am truly curious now, as to Polk's writings, and...I am truly curious now, as to Polk's writings, and in particular, the segment that may have been left out in the NPR interview. AKA, what were the stratagems of the occupations that worked out well, or at least neutrally?<BR/><BR/>Just an intellectual exercise; I have no particular fondness for occupations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32850048.post-51435141632602709142007-09-24T17:42:00.000-07:002007-09-24T17:42:00.000-07:00Utterly true, that ending statement; they've alrea...Utterly true, that ending statement; they've already been striking at Social Security via Bush&Cheney's administration.<BR/>Makes me wonder what the fuck these criminal looters envision: Serfdom for all but the pillaging class?isabelitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04175928587455507236noreply@blogger.com