Our blog, at any rate, has been rather skeptical of the British “softly softly” approach in Basra.
So was a certain gent named Steven Vincent whom we used to cite pretty often who write something called In the Red Zone. You may recall Juan Cole writing reams of “he got what he deserved” pieces on him.
Oddly, other than Kurdistan, the palces thaty seem to be getting most nationalistic in a good way, are those where there has been lots of fighting. Basra seems a nest of gangsters, not as bad as Gaza, but somewhat like the West Bank or the worse bits of Egypt, or TV charicatures of of Russia.
Comment by Honza P — Monday, September 17, 2025 @ 1:38 pm
You are still disgusting. Can’t take anything the military says - too hung up with your view of Vietnam and military exagerations I guess.
Wayne Elkins
Comment by Wayne Elkins — Monday, September 17, 2025 @ 5:46 pm
Our blog, at any rate, has been rather skeptical of the British “softly softly” approach in Basra.
So was a certain gent named Steven Vincent whom we used to cite pretty often who write something called In the Red Zone. You may recall Juan Cole writing reams of “he got what he deserved” pieces on him.
Oddly, other than Kurdistan, the palces thaty seem to be getting most nationalistic in a good way, are those where there has been lots of fighting. Basra seems a nest of gangsters, not as bad as Gaza, but somewhat like the West Bank or the worse bits of Egypt, or TV charicatures of of Russia.
Comment by Honza P — Monday, September 17, 2025 @ 1:38 pm
You are still disgusting. Can’t take anything the military says - too hung up with your view of Vietnam and military exagerations I guess.
Wayne Elkins
Comment by Wayne Elkins — Monday, September 17, 2025 @ 5:46 pm