Comments on: Iraq And Common Sense http://www.1115.org/2007/01/31/iraq-and-common-sense/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:49:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: sarabeth http://www.1115.org/2007/01/31/iraq-and-common-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-43395 sarabeth Fri, 02 Feb 2007 15:20:06 +0000 http://www.1115.org/2007/01/31/if-only-2/#comment-43395 I hadn't realized this before, but guess who used to be in charge of the training program for the Iraqi army and police? None other than Bush's knight in shining armor, the one who's now going to ride to the rescue and set everything to rights: Gen. David Petraeus. I hadn’t realized this before, but guess who used to be in charge of the training program for the Iraqi army and police? None other than Bush’s knight in shining armor, the one who’s now going to ride to the rescue and set everything to rights: Gen. David Petraeus.

]]> By: jamie beth http://www.1115.org/2007/01/31/iraq-and-common-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-43257 jamie beth Fri, 02 Feb 2007 04:15:39 +0000 http://www.1115.org/2007/01/31/if-only-2/#comment-43257 i don't think either qualify as true megalos...do they? i agree that it MIGHT just be less opportunity, but something in my girl-gut tells me otherwise. i don’t think either qualify as true megalos…do they? i agree that it MIGHT just be less opportunity, but something in my girl-gut tells me otherwise.

]]> By: matt http://www.1115.org/2007/01/31/iraq-and-common-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-43247 matt Fri, 02 Feb 2007 03:25:54 +0000 http://www.1115.org/2007/01/31/if-only-2/#comment-43247 thatcher wasn't exactly a picnic either. thatcher wasn’t exactly a picnic either.

]]> By: sarabeth http://www.1115.org/2007/01/31/iraq-and-common-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-43245 sarabeth Fri, 02 Feb 2007 03:20:37 +0000 http://www.1115.org/2007/01/31/if-only-2/#comment-43245 oh dear! devil's advocate time... to be fair, maybe female megalomaniacs have just been deprived of equal opportunity? in other words, far fewer women in charge has translated into far fewer megalomaniacs, but the propensity towards megalomania could well be the same? <blockquote>all megalomaniac rulers have been male</blockquote> India's Indira Gandhi? oh dear! devil’s advocate time…

to be fair, maybe female megalomaniacs have just been deprived of equal opportunity? in other words, far fewer women in charge has translated into far fewer megalomaniacs, but the propensity towards megalomania could well be the same?

all megalomaniac rulers have been male

India’s Indira Gandhi?

]]> By: jamie beth http://www.1115.org/2007/01/31/iraq-and-common-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-43242 jamie beth Fri, 02 Feb 2007 02:51:53 +0000 http://www.1115.org/2007/01/31/if-only-2/#comment-43242 ok, here we go....i think everyone knows i'm post feminist in the sense that i believe in equality, not women’s' rights and i do believe that the sexes have differences, meaning that men and women are EQUAL, not the SAME. whether you are talking common sense or just plain pissing contests, women approach things differently. i venture to say that there are far fewer female megalomaniacs than male megalomaniacs, at least history has shown us that all megalomaniac rulers have been male (unless i'm missing someone). so, from my stand point, everything, absolutely everything would be different if a woman were in charge. would it be better? i can't say. but it would be different. and prettier. ok, here we go….i think everyone knows i’m post feminist in the sense that i believe in equality, not women’s’ rights and i do believe that the sexes have differences, meaning that men and women are EQUAL, not the SAME. whether you are talking common sense or just plain pissing contests, women approach things differently. i venture to say that there are far fewer female megalomaniacs than male megalomaniacs, at least history has shown us that all megalomaniac rulers have been male (unless i’m missing someone). so, from my stand point, everything, absolutely everything would be different if a woman were in charge. would it be better? i can’t say. but it would be different. and prettier.

]]> By: sarabeth http://www.1115.org/2007/01/31/iraq-and-common-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-43218 sarabeth Thu, 01 Feb 2007 23:51:23 +0000 http://www.1115.org/2007/01/31/if-only-2/#comment-43218 C'mon, everybody knows women are blessed with oodles of common sense. C’mon, everybody knows women are blessed with oodles of common sense.

]]> By: jeremy http://www.1115.org/2007/01/31/iraq-and-common-sense/comment-page-1/#comment-43209 jeremy Thu, 01 Feb 2007 22:55:05 +0000 http://www.1115.org/2007/01/31/if-only-2/#comment-43209 I wonder why you think that is. Why would a woman be any better than at least a capable male president, assuming that his head is not shrouded by his own anus? I wonder why you think that is. Why would a woman be any better than at least a capable male president, assuming that his head is not shrouded by his own anus?

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