Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Tonight's Debate, Ho-Hum, Pakistan


Probably less people will watch the presidential debate tonight than the two before, leaving only the truly interested and those of us who thrive in playing drinking games. It's touted as John McCain's last hope to turn the tide of public opinion against him, and pundits are debating over what mavericky plot he will use next.

Barack Obama has turned out to be a mediocre debater, I thought that he would be better with his oratory skills, but McCain isn't smart enough to capitalize. I would have fired McCain's campaign staff a long time ago; they can put lipstick on a pig but that won't make it attractive to an intelligent public. So, this evening will be exquisite torture, in a non-water boarding way.

The formal agreement between the US and Iraq that allows us  to deploy American soldiers ends this December 31st. Unless a new one is reached, it will be illegal to have US troops stationed in Iraq. I guess we now know which time-table the Iraqi's are in favor of... The US will also have to turn over 21,000 prisoners. And, that will free up a large amount of troops to send over to Afghanistan.

And, eventually, Pakistan. It seems that Pakistan's history of bilking the US for over 10 billion dollars and giving strong talk about fighting the Taliban, while really supporting it, has come back to bite them in the tukkus. Now, the Taliban want to liberate Pakistan too, and the country is in a shaky financial situation because Musharraf didn't share.

To remedy the situation, the Prime Minister has gone on a goodwill tour of China, hoping to be everyone's friend except India's. The situation is more explosive than Iraq and Afghanistan combined because Pakistan has nuclear weapons. As for Osama bin Laden, he's adjusting his sunglasses while lounging by a swimming pool at his home in Saudi Arabia...

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