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• Did the Iraq war increase security for the US?难道伊拉克战争提高安全性的美国？

On 11 Sep 07 Senator John Warner (R-Va) asked Gen. David Petraeus whether the current strategy in Iraq “will make America safer.” Petraeus replied, “I believe that this is indeed the best course of action to achieve our objectives in Iraq.”在9月11日07年参议员约翰华纳（共和党弗吉尼亚州）问彼得雷乌斯是否目前在伊拉克的战略“将使美国更安全。 ”彼得雷乌斯答道： “我认为，这确实是最好的行动方针，以实现我们的目标伊拉克。 “

Warner repeated his unanswered question: “Does that make America safer?”华纳再次解答的问题： “请问，使美国更安全？ ”

Petraeus said, “I don’t know, actually.彼得雷乌斯说， “我不知道，其实。 … I have not stepped back. ...我没有后退。 … I have tried to focus on what I think a commander is supposed to do, which ... Continue Reading » ...我试图把重点放在我怎么想的一名指挥官是这样，这...继续阅读»

Without irony, the Bush administration and the media charge that Iran is “meddling” in Iraq, otherwise presumably free from foreign interference.没有讽刺，布什政府和媒体的指责伊朗是“干涉”在伊拉克，否则大概不受外国干涉。 It is instructive that Washington’s propaganda framework is reflexively accepted in US and other Western commentary and reporting, apart from the marginal fringe of what is called ‘the loony left.”这是启发，华盛顿的宣传框架是本能地接受了美国和其他西方评论和报告，除了边缘的边缘是什么所谓的'左的发狂。 “

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Picture this: You are the mayor of a large city and you need to find a safe location for the city’s Emergency Response Command Center.图片这一点：你是市长一个大的城市，你需要找到一个安全的位置为城市应急指挥中心。 The sole purpose of existence of this Emergency Response Command Center is to…you guessed it…coordinate the rescue and recovery efforts in case of a major city-wide emergency.其唯一目的是存在这个应急指挥中心是...你猜到了...协调救援和恢复工作情况的一个主要城市的全紧急状态。
Do you put this vital and potentially life-saving center你把这个至关重要的和潜在的拯救生命的中心

a) right inside a known high-value terrorist target that has been attacked before, or一）内已知的高价值恐怖袭击目标一直攻击之前，或

b) safely away from any potential high-value installation, if possible underground so as to provide maximum ... Continue Reading »二）安全远离任何潜在的高价值的安装，如果可能的话地下，以提供最大的...继续阅读»

The most reliable source I can find regarding the level of violence in Iraq is the Iraq Body Count Project (IBC). Starting from day one of the US invasion of Iraq, IBC has updated, compiled and published highly reliable and verifiable numbers documenting the state of terror that we have unleashed in Iraq.最可靠的消息来源我能找到有关的暴力事件在伊拉克是伊拉克机构计数项目 （ CIB ）的。从一开始的美国对伊拉克的入侵，国际生物伦理委员会已经更新，汇编和出版高度可靠和可核查的号码记录状态恐怖，我们已经在伊拉克发动。 Our own sacrifice of almost 4000 dead and more than 20,000 wounded US soldiers pales in comparison to the hardships and suffering of the Iraq people. According ... Continue Reading »我们自己几乎牺牲4000人死亡， 20000人受伤美军士兵在比较相形见绌的艰辛和苦难的伊拉克人民。 根据 ...继续阅读»

Recall the Words of the Generals Who Brought You Vietnam…victory is just around the corner.记得的话，将军们给你们带来了越南...胜利是指日可待。

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Currently the United States and Iran are run by increasingly unpopular and obviously incompetent leaders.目前，美国和伊朗是由越来越不得人心，显然不称职的领导人。 Both leaders can derive political benefits by painting the other in a negative light.两国领导人可以得到政治利益的其他绘画从负面的角度。 Thus they ratchet up the rhetoric; in Mr. Ahmadinejad’s case the United States presents a common enemy that stirs patriotic sentiment in the otherwise disillusioned Iranian population.因此，他们捡起的言论;内贾德先生的案子，美国提出了一个共同的敌人，激起的爱国情绪否则伊朗人民失望。 In Mr. Bush’s case the “axis of evil” member Iran can be used to distract from the Iraq fiasco and may even (from Bush’s point of view) redeem Mr. Bush’s entire mid-east strategy with has so far been a disaster. ... Continue Reading »在布什先生的情况下， “邪恶轴心”成员国，伊朗可以用来分散在伊拉克失败，甚至可能（从布什总统的观点）赎回布什先生的整个中东战略，已使迄今一场灾难。 ...继续阅读»

What happens if suddenly you are being judged according to your own haughty standards? 如果你突然判断正在根据自己的高傲的标准吗？ Case in point: Conservative Idaho GOP Senator Larry Craig, who pleaded 例子：保守的爱达荷州共和党参议员拉里克雷格，谁认罪   guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct, received a $575 fine, a 10-day suspended jail and one-year unsupervised probation sentence for behaving in an airport men’s room like a man soliciting sex from other men. 承认指控行为不检，收到了575美元罚款，为期10天的监禁和暂停一年无人看管缓刑判决的行为在机场男人的房间里像男人色情拉客从其他男人。 Senator Craig says that he is innocent, NOT gay (of course not) and simply pleaded guilty to make the issue go away. ... Continue Reading » 参议员克雷格说，他是无辜的，而不是同性恋（当然不是） ，只是认罪，使问题消失。 ...继续阅读»

Received the complex airplane endorsement today. 收到了复杂的飞机今日认可。 During the final lesson my instructor had me do two simulated engine out emergency procedures and tried to distract in other ways my attention away from the essential tasks of flying the plane and following standard emergency procedures. 在最后一课我的教练我做了两个模拟引擎的紧急应变程序，并试图分散在其他方面我的注意力远离主要任务飞行的飞机和下列标准的紧急应变程序。 But to no avail. 但无济于事。 Things went ok and after three lessons she signed the complex airplane endorsement section in my logbook. 事情确定后三个教训她签署了复杂的飞机赞同节在我的航海日志。 I am now able to fly more efficiently and more comfortably to more remote locations. 我现在可以飞更有效率和更舒适更遥远的地点。 This may come in handy for some business trips. 这可能会派上用场的一些出差。 Mostly ... Continue Reading » 大部份...继续阅读»