On 12 Sep 2002 at 0:43, Hermit wrote:
>
> Joe McPees still suffering from diarrhea, thundered "The
> spectacularly-wrong-on-Afghanistan Hermit is spectacularly wrong
> again; I have had nothing whatsoever to drink today."
>
> Mr Joe McPees might not be drunk, and the noticeable deterioration in
> his writing may just be another symptom of his collapsing mental
> state, but his assertions with ever more strident adjectives that I am
> wrong on Afghanistan need to be viewed with some jaundice as his
> increasing recourse to lying under pressure should make self-evident.
>
> So far my predictions about such a war's inability to deal with
> terrorism - or indeed exaccerbation of it, the fact that it would not
> much affect the ability of al Qu'aeda to operate but would harm the
> ability to act against them, the number of civilian casualties, the
> amount of ammunition expended per guerilla, US casualties per guerilla
> and the lack of any fundamental change in Afghanistan seem to be right
> on the nose. As is my prediction that US actions and unilateralism
> would fuel anti-American sympathy, and that in consequence it would be
> a very long war... for which support might well be lacking. Only time
> will tell. In any case, your "crowing" is premature.
>
Bullus shittus; you predicted massive US casualties should we place
boots on the ground there, and the starvation of millions of Afghans
causing anti-american riots at the Kaa'ba. None of which happened.
Seeing as how you continue to be in denial concerning your past
massive mistakes of prophecy, I consider the balance of your post to be
not worth my time to read.
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