tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post116166775076609864..comments2023-12-16T16:50:25.810-08:00Comments on The Heart of the Matter: Remain Calm! Don't Panic!Barry Eislerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17785333622697500192noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-1161880243247852262006-10-26T09:30:00.000-07:002006-10-26T09:30:00.000-07:00“Cheep, cheep, cheep.”Isn’t that the sound little ...“Cheep, cheep, cheep.”<BR/><BR/>Isn’t that the sound little chickens make? “Cheep?”<BR/><BR/>What I am about to say is going to come off as barbaric, cruel, uncivilized, etc. etc. – certainly crazy by all accounts. But maybe we need to be a little more – heavy handed - in Iraq and the rest of the Middle East. Maybe a lot more heavy handed. After all, how many slugs to the face must we take before we start getting really mad?<BR/><BR/>Perhaps what needs to happen is for the U.S. to get medieval on the Middle East.<BR/><BR/>Lay waste to cities, kill as many people as possible, drop a couple of 5 to 15 kiloton warheads, show the Middle East just what a nuclear bomb can do, and maybe – just maybe – we can turn the tide on all this crap. They already hate us, blame us for all the atrocities that they must endure, and so – why not make them fear us as well? We are already labeled “Imperialistic Warmongering Infidels” so why not live up to our name? Make the devastation “biblical” – Give them the Holy War that they crave, quench their thirst for blood by making them drown in it, and show the world that we are tired of putting up with genocidal fascists with delusions of grandeur. And when we are done, turn to Iran and say “You’re next.”<BR/><BR/>But then, that’s just crazy. Isn’t it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-1161753121422693992006-10-24T22:12:00.000-07:002006-10-24T22:12:00.000-07:00Thanks, Paul, it's good to be back. Two weeks of ...Thanks, Paul, it's good to be back. Two weeks of traveling, and a Nov 30 manuscript deadline... and it's killing me, because there's soooo much going on in the world to write about!<BR/><BR/>I agree, the fact that the most fundamental tools of measuring progress are only being discussed is par for the course for the Bush team. Have you noticed too that the president no longer refers to democracy there? It's all about security now. But even that goal, I'm convinced, is now unobtainable.Barry Eislerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17785333622697500192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22165230.post-1161716766201430372006-10-24T12:06:00.000-07:002006-10-24T12:06:00.000-07:00Barry,Good to see you posting again! I had the sa...Barry,<BR/><BR/>Good to see you posting again! <BR/><BR/>I had the same reaction when I heard about the declarations that al-Maliki was still our man. It reminded me of all the times I've heard the owners of professional sports teams express "full confidence and support" for coaches on a losing streak. As any sports fan will tell you, that's pretty much the kiss of death.<BR/><BR/>In any case, I find it utterly remarkable that discussion of actual benchmarks and success criteria has only come about in recent days. Management consultant Tom Peters has a saying: "What gets measured, gets done." It's mind-boggling to me that the sole methodology that has been used to date has been "hope for the best" and "stay the course." Better late than never I guess, but this kind of negligence strikes me as truly criminal.<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/>Paul<BR/><A HREF="http://sensen-no-sen.blogspot.com/" REL="nofollow">Sensen No Sen</A>PBIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05643553811799195520noreply@blogger.com