On the news: 1/3 of Americans think Obama was schooled at a madrassah, and 1/8 think he's a practicing Muslim.

Allahu Akbar, eh?

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Originally posted by Boogerhead:
And because no one wants to see a OSB captured, which is what would happen via a diplomatic approach, prior to a public trial.

A "diplomatic approach."

With who, I wonder? The tribes in Waziristan? Who literally believe we are the Devil?

"Hello, we're the Devil and we want to offer you something for Usama."

"Go away. We hate everything about you, do not want to become you, and believe that we will be tortured forever in pits of fire if we deal with you."

"But I don't think you understand! We can offer you lucrative development deals which means you'll be able to become just like us!"

"Do your ears work or not, Mr. Devil?"

Or perhaps with Pakistan.

"Hello, we'd like to offer you something for Usama."

"You mean in addition to the billions in military and financial aid, your assistance in propping up whatever illegitimate government we put in place, and the daily blowjobs from the hookers you sent over?"

"Uhh, oops, we're tapped out. But say we could double all that, would you promise to go in and stick it to the tribes, get ISID under control, and find Usama for us?"

"You mean like we promised before, when we took your dough and gave you lies in return?"

"Yeah! Like before!"

"Sure! Why not! Start shoveling the cash! We'll start working on a new batch of lies!"

"But we all know who trained and handled OSB, and who his son is".
I dont know. A son?

Boog is under the impression that UBL was trained and handled by George H.W. Bush.

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A "diplomatic approach."

With who, I wonder? The tribes in Waziristan? Who literally believe we are the Devil?

"Hello, we're the Devil and we want to offer you something for Usama."

It seems to me one would attempt diplomacy with the powers that might be employed to help catch him who are perhaps doing nothing but turning a blind eye and keeping their intel to themselves because we aren't offering them anything substantive.

Such powers (and powerful people) are already on the Western Diet of money and influence and would be more open to offers such as you outline.

You don't have to promise them lies of freedom and American McLife, you just have to promise powerful men then means to either stay in power or amass more of said power.

You didn't even read to the end of the post before replying, did you?

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Originally posted by Splitcoil:
You didn't even read to the end of the post before replying, did you?

No, I really didn't.

I tried reading your whole post in Write Something Now. I really did.

Promise.

That Write Something things was alright too, but the Mac Bolan effect got to me and that is why i didn't finish it.

I liked the initial descriptions.

No worries. Anything meant for you is kept short.

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the Mac Bolan effect

Intentional. It's a continuation of an earlier series by multiple posters. They're all longer than three sentences though, so I don't think you'd be interested.

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Originally posted by Splitcoil:

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the Mac Bolan effect

Intentional. It's a continuation of an earlier series by multiple posters. They're all longer than three sentences though, so I don't think you'd be interested.

Likely not. It's hard to assimilate dense thought like yours in more than three sentence servings.

I had to look up "cunt" for example.

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Originally posted by UberDog:

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Originally posted by Gromit:
He's going after the knuckle-dragging redneck vote?

Did you know that the term "redneck" comes from the red bandannas the Scotts or "hill billies" used to wear around their necks?

The More You Know!

Okay, I'm impressed. I'd always assumed it had something to do with exposure to sunlight, a short-back-and-sides haircut, and Caucasian skin.

But that theory was clearly proven wrong, Gromit, with the advent of the mullet.

I've looked up a cunt or two myself. Never intended to. Didn't leave the house those days saying, you know, where's me a cunt I can look up.

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Originally posted by Gromit:

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Originally posted by UberDog:

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Originally posted by Gromit:
He's going after the knuckle-dragging redneck vote?

Did you know that the term "redneck" comes from the red bandannas the Scotts or "hill billies" used to wear around their necks?

The More You Know!

Okay, I'm impressed. I'd always assumed it had something to do with exposure to sunlight, a short-back-and-sides haircut, and Caucasian skin.

I once thought that too.

*shakes head sadly*

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Originally posted by Trogdor:
I've looked up a cunt or two myself. Never intended to. Didn't leave the house those days saying, you know, where's me a cunt I can look up.

It's the ouroboural ending we all aspire to.

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"Sure! Why not! Start shoveling the cash! We'll start working on a new batch of lies!"

heh.
good point.

I was thinking of some reparations to the diplomatic channels our current admin short-circuted, say in Pakistan... I know the Wazirs aren't too keen on having to deal with us, but who is anymore.

You're probably right, but he could pull a monkey out of his ass, too.

I didn't mean to say diplomacy isn't called for. Any serious effort will have to involve both traditional diplomatic means as well as force. Even the present admin has been using both diplomacy and force. Hopefully the new admin will be better at using both diplomacy and force.

Diplomacy and force are curious and disingenuous bedfellows.