The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

innerSpaceman · 04-26-2006, 05:55 PM

I'm glad Neph quoted Alex's response to my post, because I didn't see it before.

He completely misinterpretted what I said. And perhaps many others did too. I've no time to go correcting anyone's misperceptions. Google Paul Bremmer's 100 Orders if you have a mind to know what I had in mind. Think World Bank policies. Nothing to do with revenge. Where the hell did Alex get that? I said nothing about that.

I cannot be responsible for other people putting words into my posts.

CoasterMatt · 04-26-2006, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

I cannot be responsible for other people putting words into my posts.

But who'll think of the children?!?

Alex · 04-26-2006, 06:18 PM

My apologies. I did not intend to put words into your mouth. As I read what you said, the war in Iraq is an intentional attempt to destabilize the region and therefore keep gasoline prices elevated, thus enriching the oil companies and also to prolong the reconstruction as long as possible to that funds can flow into the pockets of companies who will conveniently fail to so. That we ****ed up Iraq on purpose and that in actuality post-war Iraq is proceeding completely according to Iraq. If that is what you were saying then what followed in my response was just me putting it in with all the other crackpottery out there where I think it belongs, not an attempt by me to read all the crackpottery into what you said.

If that is not what you were saying then I hope you'll find the time to set me straight.

As for the 100 Orders, have you actually read them or just internalized what you read in blogs? Here they are. Here's a rundown of the criticism of them (some of it certainly warranted). There is some creative misrepresentation and some legitimate policy disputes and a whole lot of simply saying something that is true but isn't really bothersome (oh no, they allowed foreign companies to own businesses in Iraq -- except in natural resources).

Nephythys · 04-26-2006, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

I'm glad Neph quoted Alex's response to my post, because I didn't see it before.

He completely misinterpretted what I said. And perhaps many others did too. I've no time to go correcting anyone's misperceptions. Google Paul Bremmer's 100 Orders if you have a mind to know what I had in mind. Think World Bank policies. Nothing to do with revenge. Where the hell did Alex get that? I said nothing about that.

I cannot be responsible for other people putting words into my posts.

Happy to help

04-26-2006, 05:55 PM	#1
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I'm glad Neph quoted Alex's response to my post, because I didn't see it before. He completely misinterpretted what I said. And perhaps many others did too. I've no time to go correcting anyone's misperceptions. Google Paul Bremmer's 100 Orders if you have a mind to know what I had in mind. Think World Bank policies. Nothing to do with revenge. Where the hell did Alex get that? I said nothing about that. I cannot be responsible for other people putting words into my posts.
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04-26-2006, 06:18 PM	#3
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	My apologies. I did not intend to put words into your mouth. As I read what you said, the war in Iraq is an intentional attempt to destabilize the region and therefore keep gasoline prices elevated, thus enriching the oil companies and also to prolong the reconstruction as long as possible to that funds can flow into the pockets of companies who will conveniently fail to so. That we ****ed up Iraq on purpose and that in actuality post-war Iraq is proceeding completely according to Iraq. If that is what you were saying then what followed in my response was just me putting it in with all the other crackpottery out there where I think it belongs, not an attempt by me to read all the crackpottery into what you said. If that is not what you were saying then I hope you'll find the time to set me straight. As for the 100 Orders, have you actually read them or just internalized what you read in blogs? Here they are. Here's a rundown of the criticism of them (some of it certainly warranted). There is some creative misrepresentation and some legitimate policy disputes and a whole lot of simply saying something that is true but isn't really bothersome (oh no, they allowed foreign companies to own businesses in Iraq -- except in natural resources).
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