Call it the "McClellan Doctrine"
Without presuming to make any assumptions or accusations about the courage of the Bulgarian people and their armed forces, the following quote, from an MSNBC article about the renewed fighting in Fallujah-- including artillery-- struck me funny.
Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov demanded Tuesday that Bulgarias 450 troops be moved to safety away from the holy city of Kerbala after his convoy was fired on when he visited them Sunday.
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Just as an aside, are there
Just as an aside, are there any cities in Iraq that are NOT "holy"?
As opposed to "holey", as Fallujah is rapidly becoming.
Well, that's the thing about
Well, that's the thing about invading the Fertile Crescent, cradle of Western Civilization. Over the course of four thousand years, every damn place has been holy to some damn one.
It'd be like trying to find a concert venue in New York City that isn't notable for something, even if that something was, oh I dunno, the last place the Cars played before they broke up. Means som'n to someone!
The McClellan doctrine, in
The McClellan doctrine, in the sense of the White House spokesman or the Union general?
Union General. They're pretty
Union General. They're pretty, but can they fight?