WAG - Something to Talk About
I've had many more talks, conversations, debates, and ramblings on war this week, than any other time before.
Whether one is Pro-War, Anti-War, Pro-sticking-one's-head-in-the-ground-and-waiting-for-next-year, or undecided (I think there might be 2 or 3 left out there in Columbia. This seems to be one of those subjects where EVERYONE has an opinion and a stance, even if they don't vocalize them very loudly.
Nevertheless, the fundamental agreement is that war is coming soon. It's been some time since I heard someone question whether or not we'll actually go to war. Maybe Hans Blix, but otherwsie I really can't recall anyone having doubts Bush is going to drop da bomb on Baghdad (by "da bomb" I'm referencing the new MOAB explosive. The acronym stands for Massive Ordnance Air Blast, but it is more commonly referred to as the Mother Of All Bombs. It is the most powerful non-nuclear bomb the US has. It's first primed test was conducted today in Florida and was deemed a success. I expect it will get further use before the end of the month).
In a charged environment filled not with "what if"s," but "when"s, I wasn't surprised to read this story.
This weekend, the Sunday Mirror reported that despite the fact we haven't gone to war yet, we've already had the first surenderers.
Apparently, Iraqi soldiers heard the sounds of British troops holding artillery practice ("Hey Colin! I bet you I can hit that sand dune!"). They apparently believed the invasion had started, and immediately crossed the border in Kuwait to surrender ("Hey Colin! What's with all them blokes coming over the hill with their arms in the air?").
Surrendering in a war that hasn't started yet definately has to be on my top-10 list of things that are pathetic. I think that speaks to the deffectiveness of the Iraqi army and the total lack of loyalty and trust they have in their fearless leader: Mr. I Have At Least 3 Stunt Doubles-Saddam Hussein (doesn't Saddam-look-alike have to be the WORST job in the world. People would say, "Hey, if you put on a beret, you kinda look like Mr. Hussein" and he would be like "Shh! Don't say that. I wouldn't want the word to get out.").
Even though they looked foolish, they Iraqi soldiers did have the right idea. Allied forces have promised not to attract Iraqi troops that surrender. An allied POW can probably sounds much more appealing than "Bunker Duty" beneath one of Saddam's palaces.
I'm sure more of these stories will be coming out in the following days (even cases where people surrender and they know war hasn't started yet).
I know news like this will probably be ignored when bigger things start hitting but it's nice to be able to talk about little kooky things like this while there's still time to laugh.
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