Betzee said...

Betzee at 10:31 AM JST - 22nd July

Look, anyone who's ever submitted something for publication knows there are four possible responses: 1) Outright Rejection; 2) Revise and Resubmit; 3) Conditional Acceptance if author fixes minor problems; 4) Acceptance.

Number 2 is tricky because it requires the publication to provide the author with very clear guidelines on the…

Posted in New York Times defends decision not to run McCain's op-ed article at 10:31 AM JST - 22nd July
Betzee at 10:14 AM JST - 22nd July

a newspaper's job is to report news. Almost all of them have an opinion column which could refute his piece. Its dangerous when the media practically assist a presidential candidate.

Somehow I think el Rushbo and his loyal listeners would disagree with you there. In fact the NYT's has two…

Posted in New York Times defends decision not to run McCain's op-ed article at 10:14 AM JST - 22nd July
Betzee at 09:30 AM JST - 22nd July

Oh, boo, hoo, hoo, hoo!

I actually went to the Drudge Report's site to read the rejected Op-Ed piece. This is a highly representative extract: "To make this point, he [his opponent] mangles the evidence. He makes it sound as if Prime Minister Maliki has endorsed the Obama timetable, when…

Posted in New York Times defends decision not to run McCain's op-ed article at 09:30 AM JST - 22nd July
Betzee at 04:00 AM JST - 22nd July

Here is what I am unhappy about in regard to putting more troops into Afghanistan. Our issue is not with the Taliban. In fighting the Taliban we are incurring an unnecessary conflict.

Indeed. The Taliban enjoyed little popular support while they were in power. Their resurgence is based on offering…

Posted in Obama meets Karzai, promises steadfast Afghan aid at 04:00 AM JST - 22nd July
Betzee at 11:16 PM JST - 21st July

Once again you've offered nothing even close to a solution.

Almost seven years after the Taliban was toppled, I hardly expected anyone to look to me for a solution.

Posted in Obama meets Karzai, promises steadfast Afghan aid at 11:16 PM JST - 21st July
Betzee at 11:04 PM JST - 21st July

Despite the claims by some British officers that the Taliban is being tactically routed, no one seems to have told the Islamist insurgents. Opium production in the areas under their control - and that of other warlords - has reached new records this year. Corruption and criminality, linked often to…

Posted in Obama meets Karzai, promises steadfast Afghan aid at 11:04 PM JST - 21st July
Betzee at 10:59 PM JST - 21st July

Guess Betzee and Sezwho aren't real happy about Obama wanting to throw more American troops into Afghanistan.

That's what both McCain and Obama want to do. The question is, what good is it going to do at this point? The government is mired in corruption and the economy dominated by…

Posted in Obama meets Karzai, promises steadfast Afghan aid at 10:59 PM JST - 21st July
Betzee at 10:25 PM JST - 21st July

The Iranians have long complained about the injustice of the situation; they sheltered over one million Afghanis who fled Taliban rule (though they received no support from the UNHCR or any other refugee assistance organization). Pakistan, by contrast, supported the Taliban regime. Yet Pakistan ends up an ally in the…

Posted in Obama meets Karzai, promises steadfast Afghan aid at 10:25 PM JST - 21st July
Betzee at 10:15 PM JST - 21st July

The point about the crusade is hardly controversial, except maybe to the uninformed:

With its experience as the former ISAF lead nation in Afghanistan, Turkey has significant expertise to bring to the table. Turkey’s numbers and capabilities would allow existing NATO forces in Kabul to expand into surrounding regions and…

Posted in Obama meets Karzai, promises steadfast Afghan aid at 10:15 PM JST - 21st July
Betzee at 10:10 PM JST - 21st July

Millions have returned since 2001.Numbers are down from the 5,000 per day returning in 2004,but any way you look at it life is better because America intervened there.

Millions? Try about one million. Most of them have been kicked out of the country where they sought refuge from the excesses…

Posted in Obama meets Karzai, promises steadfast Afghan aid at 10:10 PM JST - 21st July