Comments on: Losers http://larison.org/2007/06/28/losers/ n. the principle of good order "Observe the strange inversion of all order and sense! Dignity debased; how vilely is the function of a consul prostituted!" ~The Craftsman Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:18:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Koz http://larison.org/2007/06/28/losers/#comment-7129 Fri, 29 Jun 2007 04:59:35 +0000 http://larison.org/2007/06/28/losers/#comment-7129 Two quibbles: first of all, Hezbollah has to be counted a winner in last summer's war. They lost men, of course, but the point of being a terror organization is that you don't care very much about the sanctity of life. And in return for their losses, they established very serious military credibility by going toe-to-toe with the IDF and living to tell the story. That completely elevates them away from the run-of-the-mill headchopping jihadist goons. Second, the idea that Iran needs the peaceful atom because it's petroleum-based infrastructure is crap is just laughable. It is way easier to build a refinery than a functioning nuclear reactor. And btw, Iran dropped that particular charade several months ago iirc. Two quibbles: first of all, Hezbollah has to be counted a winner in last summer’s war. They lost men, of course, but the point of being a terror organization is that you don’t care very much about the sanctity of life. And in return for their losses, they established very serious military credibility by going toe-to-toe with the IDF and living to tell the story. That completely elevates them away from the run-of-the-mill headchopping jihadist goons.

Second, the idea that Iran needs the peaceful atom because it’s petroleum-based infrastructure is crap is just laughable. It is way easier to build a refinery than a functioning nuclear reactor. And btw, Iran dropped that particular charade several months ago iirc.

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