Rummy says Iraq not 'classic' Civil War....?

[spanone]

So Mr. Rumsfeld, are we down to parsing adjectives? Are we down to what kind of Civil War this is?

He's giving a Pentagon briefing on CNN.

Back to work.

[cspanlovr]

1. I guess they're not wearing their classic blue and gray uniforms, so...

can't be classic civil war! See, that was easy!

[Tesha]

3. Damn! You beat me to it! (NT)

[spanone]

4. Maybe it is that 'uniform' thingy.

Rummy wasn't quite his hubris filled self today. I guess the weight of killing must compound over time? The boy's done some heavy lifting.

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. How about "violent, deadly civil war"? Is that what you ordered, Rummy?

What a disgusting, bitter little man.

[NoPasaran]

5. It ain't a civil war

Until the fat lady fires on Fort Sumter!

[warrens]

6. Yeah, it's a postmodern Civil War

Or maybe an impressionistic civil war. Or perhaps it's a variant civil war. God, I despise that decrepit nazi.

[gatorboy]

7. It's retro.

With a classic beat.

[uppityperson]

8. "classic"?

Classic? wtf is classic?

[qazplm]

9. It's the "NEW" Civil War

like New Coke ;)

[Literate Tar Heel]

10. neoclassic civil war, maybe (n/t)

[leftofthedial]

11. no southern boys, no confederate flags

but there is a repuke in the White House, so it's at least partly classic.

[Solly Mack]

12. "not classic civil war" and "not traditional hi-jackers"

What a world the Bush Regime lives in - in their heads.

[shaniqua6392]

13. Civil War Defined....

When two factions of the same country fight against each other. Hey RummyDummy!!! Look in up in the dictionary. It has been a civil war for months. What a stupid jackass.

[spanone]

17. He called the killings 'unfortunate'. Bullshit, I say criminal.

[Hubert Flottz]

14. Rummy said he knew exactly where the WMDs were located...

Rummy lied!

[LibertyLover]

15. He must mean

that the Iraqis are not fighting about ending slavery, secession or states' rights.

[lisby]

16. Just think!

Just wait until your hear what he comes up with when it happens here!

"Well, one side doesn't have a general named Lee and the other doesn't have one named Grant, and the president's name is definitely not Lincoln, so it really isn't a Civil War...."

:smoke:

Lisby

[Rex]

18. Not like OUR civil war?! What did he mean by that?

Did Rummy mean The Civil War or a new one going on right now between liberals and conservatives? The man is lost, in uncharted territory IMO. Way out of his league.

[Bretttido]

19. No one could have ever predicted the levees... I mean, this civil war.

Condi, get over here and tell these people what we can and can't predict! :grr:
Planes used as Weapons - No
Cat 4 hurricanes breaking Cat 3 levees - No
Civil War In Iraq - No
Rapture - Yes