The Myth

"There is a myth that though we love freedom, others don't; that our attachment to freedom is a product of our culture; that freedom, democracy, human rights, the rule of law are American values or Western values"

So sang Great Satan's coolest Uncle ever - the one and only Great Britain PM Tony "When in doubt - knock 'em out" Blair.

An article of faith among the faithless (that for decency's sake shall remain nameless) is essentially hot! sexyful fun and free choice are totally incompatible with certain elements in the world.

Specifically the seemingly illicit hook up betwixt M'Hammedism and tolerant, egalitarian secular 'democrazy'.

"From Pakistan to Palestine, the Middle East is beset by political and social turmoil that threatens to slide the entire region into the clutches of autocratic fanatics. And while American campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan have revealed the staggering costs of remodeling societies from afar, the difficulty of these campaigns does not mean we must abandon the Middle East to a totalitarian fate."

Nation states like India and Malaysia inexplicably enjoy secular rowdy parlimentary deomcracy with more mohammedists than the rest of the world combined.

"If there is a fundamental incompatibility between Islam and democracy, 800 million muslims seem unaware of it."

Pic "Ma’alim fi al-Tariq"

The Vote

Democracy has transformed most Iraqis from people who either voted scared or were apathetic to Saddam’s fake election, into people who are driven to vote by a sense of ownership of their country.

Iraqis realize that their democracy is not the best, but they also know that practice makes perfect.

Since 2002 Iraqi elections have been evolving. While still not perfect, democracy is striking root.

Meanwhile, what Iraqis like me have learned is that transformation from autocracy to democracy would not have been possible without the 4,700 brave American and allied servicemen and women who lost their lives, and the many others who were wounded, for the sake of Iraq’s freedom.

Families of these heroes should know that many of us are grateful to their sons and daughters, and to the United States and its allies at large, even if they do not hear thank you often from Iraq or its leaders.

It is on days like Sunday that these sacrifices most strongly comes to Iraqi minds.

Submitted by H. Abdul-Hussain

"Tactical Prelude"

As the Battle of Marjah follows the 'taking' part and begins to enter the 'holding' part - get ready for a hot! summer!

Great Satan and her allies are redrawing the face of combat command in the Af part of AfPAK - prepping for a lo down ho down in Taliban Town - Kandahar.

A tactical prelude.

"Regional Command South is led by British Maj. Gen. Nick Carter, the architect of the Marjah offensive. With a new command established, Gen. Carter would shift his focus to Kandahar, leaving a yet named incoming American general to oversee operations in Helmand."

"Until recently, there were 2,000 Canadian and American troops patrolling Kandahar province, a small fraction of the troops deployed to Helmand and other regional hotspots.

And those numbers are about to sky rocket - especially as Great Satan plots send at least one reinforced "Screaming Eagle" Brigade from the 101st Airborne Division to Kandahar later this spring, which will push NATO troop levels up by at least 4K.

"A senior military official said another incoming brigade may also be sent to Kandahar this year, and other troops will be redeployed from within Afghanistan for the offensive.

"There won't be a shortage of manpower, and that's a huge change from every earlier attempt to secure the city," the officer said. "Kandahar had always been the definition of an 'economy of force' mission, and the Taliban exploited that to the hilt."

Pic - "Redefined!"

War Council

Oh! It's true Bay Bee! "Creep Meet" - the recent weekend tete' a tete' in Basharopolis betwixt kindred intolerant spirits petite, girthy and xtra tall:

Hiz'B'Allah's gross, overtly robust Body Part Collector General, Gay Free Iran's fiery tiny little rocketeer hand picked pres and the (nearly 3 meters tall!) Lion of Syria all took up with a hook up as a war contingency cohort:

“The timing of the meeting, the way it was undertaken and the ensuing press conference that was held at its conclusion, all point to a strategic coalition being reinforced.

"This is the build-up of a new front that will spearhead the confrontation with the US-Israeli alliance and whichever Arab countries that may, expressly or implicitly, be affiliated with it.”

“Indeed, we are being exposed to a new discourse here, an unprecedented sense of self-confidence and an unheard-of preparedness for retaliation.”

Little Satan celebrated Hiz'B'Allah's General Secretary's return to Lebanon by buzzing the A.O. with combat jets!

Pic "We should not be so polite and low key that our enemies miss the point"

Counterstrike!

Well, well well - Great Satan's original ganksta think tank reduxes a caveat of sorts about prepping for the aftermath of a Little Satan blitz on Mullahopolis' high priced enrichment entourage of the new clear persuasion.

"What will Iran do in the wake of an Israeli attack that Iran will almost certainly assume has U.S. support?"

Uh, anything they want?

The Revo Guard led counterstrike could swing both ways -

From totally off the hook like launching 11 thousand missiles a minute turning the gulf, Iraq and the Straights of Hormuz into an inferno to "...the first of hundreds of Shehab-3 rockets, pre-targeted at Tel Aviv, lift off from Tehran" to strike Little Satan to Hiz'B'Allah terror cells acting out in malls, schools and daycares within Continental Great Satan to Fajr 5 rocket attacks on Ft Huachuca, Arizona's Army Intelligence School courtesy of Comrade Hugo's HBA buds trekking into Mexico.

Or,

"Tehran's counter-punch would not have to be so bold to be effective and deadly.

"A less discussed, but equally dangerous, option for Iran is to dramatically step up its support of insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan. This response is far more likely and, consequently, more worrisome.

"Iran already provides financial and military support to Shiite militias in Iraq, including the most violent and extreme among them. Weapons caches that include improvised explosive devices can be traced directly to Iran. Tehran is also a likely source of mortars, short-range rockets, rocket-propelled grenades and a variety of small arms and ammunition.

"Iran has a history of supplying surrogates to do its fighting. Along with Syria, Iran provided Hiz'B'Allah sophisticated weapons used against Israel in the 2006 Second Lebanon War. Perhaps of most concern to Israel was a variety of rockets with ranges of 20 to 100 kilometers. During that war, despite the best efforts of the Israeli Defense Force, the daily barrage of rockets did not end until the cease-fire took effect.

"Hiz'B'allah also employed high-end antitank guided missiles, which took a heavy toll on the Israeli Army, as well as air-to-ground missiles, anti-ship missiles and even unmanned aerial vehicles. None of these weapons has shown up in significant numbers in Iraq or Afghanistan—yet.

"If Iran did introduce them, the level of violence and the risk to civilians and military installations would escalate significantly. Air-to-ground missiles and antitank guided missiles, integrated with improvised explosive devices, would dramatically increase risks for U.S. and coalition soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.

"Particularly worrisome would be the introduction of portable air-defense missiles, commonly known as MANPADS, into Afghanistan. Mobility in Afghanistan depends upon airplanes and helicopters. Threats to flight would severely hamper current operations.

"In this regard, we should remember that what unhinged the Soviet Union in Afghanistan was a similar increase in enemy capability when the United States gave the Mujahedeen Stinger missiles. The battlefield, including cities, could get much deadlier.

"Iran can accomplish this without directly engaging coalition personnel with its own military forces. In essence, it can deliver a Lebanon-like war to Iraq and Afghanistan. It's a scenario the United States and Israel must seriously consider before pulling the trigger.

True! So what?

It also functions as a wonder raison d'etre to forsake attacking nukey stuff and kill the Iranian regime instead!

Pic "Iran, le choix des armes"

"China Dreams"

China got game! A seat at the UN Sec Council and a veto for sale. China is hip -fully crunk with high tech - able to shoot down capitalist satellites in a single bound and launch more than astronauts.

A mean scary military machine is de rigeur for the hood.

And her hood is increasingly like a suburbia nom d'guerr'd 'New Clear Heights':

After all she's got nuclear NoKo on the south 40, a who knows what all crunk up next door in nuclear Land of the Pure, borders with both nuclear Russia and nuclear India. Not to mention that Nippon, SoKo and Taiwan could prob get all nuked up over a long weekend.

China could launch a world of hurt at any chicanery she doesn't cotton to within her projection range.

"Chinese war planners see a future in which China will be able to defend itself offshore and its navy will operate beyond what is sometimes referred to as the "first island chain" (GsGf Editorial Note: a fakebelieve demarcation from SoKo, Nippon, Taiwan to Philippines and South China Sea), eventually encompassing much of the Western Pacific up to the "second island chain" that runs from Japan southward past Guam to Australia."

Currently, the most populous Collectivist regime on earth is thinking any limits on her power projectability uncool and unacceptable:

“China is in a crescent-shaped ring of encirclement. The ring begins in Japan, stretches through nations in the South China Sea to India, and ends in Afghanistan. Washington’s deployment of anti-missile systems around China’s periphery forms a crescent-shaped encirclement.”

Peoples Liberation Army Senior Colonel Liu Mingfu has unleashed a hegemonic how to, entitled "China Dreams" that warns the risk of war betwixt Great Satan and China is increasing exponentially:

"China's big goal in the 21st century is to become world number one, the top power."

Colonel Liu feels China should bling bling revenues to become the world's biggest military machine - so powerful - so august - that Great Satan "would not dare and would not be able to intervene in military conflict in the Taiwan Strait."

Whoa!

Peoples Liberation Air Force Colonel Dai Xu gets all psychic with just a hint of threat:

"China cannot escape the calamity of war, and this calamity may come in the not-too-distant future, at most in 10 to 20 years

"If the United States can light a fire in China's backyard, we can also light a fire in their backyard"

Pic - "Peoples Liberation Army is eternally vigilant against Imperialist hegemonic chicanery"

Loving Little Satan

At a recent event populated by all the populars, an event occurred. A hot! consort (who was way too tall - and worse - very pretty) nearly drove her escort batty by acting all sexed up with anyone in weapons range.

When quized about the sitch later she intell'd "I just like to hear him holler."

Like 25 Mike Mike piercing the leading edge of ancient Commonwealth Soviet era panzers and then rattling all around inside, the ricochets of realists responding to the unamazing news that Great Satan continues to look at Little Satan as a rowdy but sweet little sister are off the hook!

Taking a pot shot at the corrupt Cult of Stability that questions (w/out really questioning hearts, minds or intent) Realpolitik fanboys' bizarro wish that Great Satan could act evenhandedly in her dealings with the ME's 'Forever Quest' for ME Peace or offer intermittent support from a distance.

Essentially - what do certain twisted realists NOT get about Great Satan's constant strong inclination towards Little Satan?

Weenie Hut Juniors even handed jazz is a trick quiz - Great Satan's dealings with foreign stuff should always be radically tilted to her designs, desires and delights.

And like the aforementioned hottie that enjoyed escorts in distress - it's thoroughly enjoyable to taste realists in extremis!

Despite all their 'splainer man memes - blah blah blah - both Uncle Paddy's Fan Boy in Chief along with RCW's resident realpolitiker totally fail in their dot connecting sexercises to maintain a debate they are consistently NOT winning.

Loving Little Satan may actually have little to do with lame stream media, Hillbilly Xians or some magical posse pulling all the strings.

The sexyful secular teases alone are worth the box set - consider:

Great Satan's birthright as a nation of immigrants that magically created the first modern 'democrazy' are sweetly mirrored imaged in Little Satan (Canada and Australia could say this too).

Result?

A tolerant, egalitarian society with a penchant for periodic, transparent elections, a free uncensored press, a nat'l treasury under public scrutiny, a military under civie control, an independent judiciary under elected gov oversight and the ability to enforce Writ of State.

Just like Great Satan!

"This is why they call Israel the Little Satan, to distinguish it clearly from the country that has always been and will always be the Great Satan - the United States of America."

Pic "an evil Satanic reality"