Almost there

It's almost over. I just got word that my truck will have the APU on it and be done tomorrow. All that will remain at that point will be to find out where Jamestown trucking is, get them to insure me, and drive there.

...and get a new address, install my laptop stand, change my accounts, order new checkbooks...

That's ok--this was the hardest part, and I can handle everything except getting the new mailing address on the road.

OK but I was watching "Generation Kill". I really like the character "Ice-Man", but hope he never becomes a general.

When they found out that some of the brainwashed murderers they had killed were Syrian, Iceman says to his officer "Isn't this just the opposite of what we wanted to happen?"

This is the war on TERROR. Not on Bin Lauden, or in Al-Qaeda--although they're included.

Bin Laden expected us to invade Afghanistan, and intended to focus forces there, to do to us what they did to the Soviets (with our weapons and supplies). They were unable to accomplish this because we secured the cooperation of several local warlords, and (unlike the evil empire) intended for them to govern themselves.

Another reason Bin Laden was unsuccessful in Afghanistan was because we opened another front in Iraq.

The first mission was to liberate Afghanistan, and it was accomplished. The second was to liberate Iraq, and it was accomplished.

Sadam had planned for a guerilla campaign, and the majority of intelligence planners weren't prepared for this. They adapted, and have now pacified this original movement, which was conducted by non-religeous fanatics for sectarian reasons. (Some of the Shiites are a different matter, but they mindlessly obey what their leaders order).

But I knew this (and if I did, the planners did): Bin Laden could not allow a democracy to be established in the Arab world. He especially could not allow it in an oil-producing, semi-sectarian state bordering both Saudi Arabia and Iran. He had no choice but to do everything he could to prevent this.

Brainwashed murderers intended for Afghanistan (and the rest of the world) had to infest Iraq.

We KNEW that Iran's regime would seek to control the Shiites in Iraq, and use them to help establish Iraq as their satellite. We KNEW that brainwashed murderers from all over the middle east would fly to Iraq and Afhanistan, to prevent the evils of freedom and democracy from being established there. Democracy and freedom could become entrenched, and derail the great and noble cause of making the whole world pray five times a day, stop thinking, and exterminating non-believers.

We KNEW, for DECADES before this came up, that psychos like Bin Lauden would eventually accrue sufficient technology to trigger world war three, and that they would gladly DO it.

We KNEW that there were only two ways of preventing this: 1: Nuke the entire middle east and several more regions. 2: Political reform in the middle east.

With democracy and freedom, generations of children are taught math and science--and not that Jews drink Arab children's blood, freedom and independant thought are evil, and that God wants them to kill everybody who isn't brainwashed like them. They get news from the outside world; sometimes even both sides of the story!

The jihad will never end.

So, Iceman: That's exactly what we expected to happen, and you are saving the freaking world.

You know, like Bush went on about for 45 minutes, standing in front of that "mission accomplished" banner that Tommy Franks had unwisely ordered strung up? You know--like he said, in the actual words, of that speech? That the mission of liberating Iraq was accomplished, but the war could go on for generations? That more of us would die? That this is a worldwide conflict with a malignant, patient, relentless enemy?

Iceman, you are fighting brainwashed murderers. You are trying to free the world, and to prevent a nuclear holocaust, which we have known for decades was invevittable without intervention.

And Iceman? They can't tell you everything. The american public is too spoiled. They're like a bunch of children--they literally can't handle the truth. I know you can, though--so now you know. You ARE defending your country, dude. And that's the least of it.

And if you want to know more, listen to the stuff in between all the bullshit in those speeches by Bin Laden and other (intelligent) psychopaths. They make it clear to all thier brainwashed murderers what their mission is: To prevent democratization. And they tell you why in those speeches, too--so if you don't believe me, just listen to the enemy talking to the enemy.

May God protect you guys.