I don't usually talk about politics here, because usually anything I think has been said better elsewhere. I wanted to note this down, though, more as a reminder to myself of my state of mind than anything.
Had a bad night last night, basically no sleep, so this may account for part of it—but when Chad told me, shortly after I woke up, that Hussein had reportedly been captured, my first reaction was, "Gee, I wonder how they're going to screw this up."
If it's true, I am glad. But it's a measure of my opinion of Our Nation's Leaders that "I'm glad" was not my first thought. The sad part is, I don't even feel like a nutbar conspiracy theorist for having this reaction. For wondering what kind of proof we'll see and noting the timing (other headline on Washington Post's website: "Iraq Car Bomb Kills 17"), yeah, but overall I just feel tiredly resigned to that they're going to botch this as badly as most other things.
I'm going to go play with the dog, now.
Thank you---I was wondering if I was being too pessimistic for no reason whatsoever. Apparently I'm not alone.
Give your dog an extra ruffle on the head for me, if the dog likes such.
I'm sorry to hear that, hope tonight is better.
I'm going to go play with the dog, now.
:smile: Puppies can be good for that. Mine has been finding new and creative ways to escape the yard the last two weeks; but, he's always so proud of himself and so happy to see me (he's gets out of the yard and then goes right to the front door and barks to be let back in) that it's difficult to remain annoyed.
But at least they didn't botch the capture. Small blessings.
Pamela
What I wonder is whether this will be declared a victory condition and excuse for withdrawal. *sigh*When the most powerful nation in the world thinks it's playing Risk, it's hard for everyone else to play Civilisation.