A Stumble and A Kick
October 29, 2004
"Let me assure you Americans- [Bush] has NO PLAN. There is no plan for the mess we’re living in- unless he is cunningly using the Chaos Theory as a basis for his Iraq plan. Things in Iraq are a mess and there is the sense that the people in Washington don’t know what they’re doing, and their puppets in Iraq know even less. The name of the game now in Iraq is naked aggression- it hasn’t been about hearts and minds since complete areas began to revolt. His Iraq plan may be summarized with the Iraqi colloquial saying, “A’athreh ib dafra”, which can be roughly translated to ‘a stumble and a kick’. In other words, what will happen, will happen and hopefully- with a stumble and a kick- things will move in the right direction."
That's an excerpt from the latest entry by the brilliant and perceptive Riverbend. Her blog, Baghdad Burning, has served as a unique window onto the true state of affairs in Iraq for thousands of people around the globe. She has provided the inspiration for the latest edition of Radio Sub Rosa, A Stumble and a Kick.
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