tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204289.post115561692050060568..comments2024-03-28T12:12:45.202-05:00Comments on Independent Country: Maybe They Were Just StupidAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11620822221586726516noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204289.post-1155673109137176472006-08-15T15:18:00.000-05:002006-08-15T15:18:00.000-05:00In a word: "Hubris"We've had experience with it as...In a word: "Hubris"<BR/><BR/>We've had experience with it as well. Vietnam made us gun-shy but Iraq I, Panama, Afghanistan relieved us of the Vietnam syndrome. Now Iraq II has brought it back in spades.<BR/><BR/>I think Israel had a similar moment when Hezbollah forced them out of Lebanon in 2000. But after a few years of Sharon's bombing the bejesus out of the Palestinians with very little resistance, they were feeling invincible again. Then reality hit them this past month.<BR/><BR/>Neocon Maximus, Jonah Goldberg, once wrote that every 15 years or so, the USA had to find some piss ant country to throw up against the wall just to show we mean business (I paraphrased). The reality is that those piss ant countries -- and militias -- can sometimes give the big boys a reality check.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05969696773995307979noreply@blogger.com