{"id":15127,"date":"2003-03-20T13:17:00","date_gmt":"2003-03-20T13:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.driko.org\/blog\/2003\/03\/20\/gulf-war-part-ii\/"},"modified":"2003-03-20T13:17:00","modified_gmt":"2003-03-20T13:17:00","slug":"gulf-war-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.driko.org\/blog\/2003\/03\/20\/gulf-war-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Gulf War Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"

The war<\/a> with<\/a> Iraq<\/a> has<\/a> started<\/a>, so far with limited Tomahawk attacks, but with a larger, combined assault imminent. Networks have been airing round-the-clock specials with their “exclusives” and speculations since last night, so prepare to be inundated for some time. Because of this media saturation, I’ll probably refrain from posting much about the war unless I see something unusually interesting or obscure. For now, I wanted to post a couple of opinion pieces I came across and found interesting:<\/p>\n

Michael Moore<\/a> wrote an open letter to W<\/a> dated last Monday. I generally like Michael Moore despite his sometimes overly liberal views, mostly because he still makes good points in an amusing fashion. His letter is a little over-the-top but contains some well-reasoned points as well as a couple of good zingers. I disagree with his assessment of France, though. They just suck.<\/p>\n

Jason Kottke<\/a> is well-known as a veteran blogger, and he has decided to weigh in with his thoughts on the conflict<\/a>. I really enjoyed his post, especially because I basically agreed with it on every point. “Summing up, Bush bad, war bad, this war not so bad even though bad Bush reasons also bad.”<\/p>\n

8Bit Joystick<\/a> has a poignant reminder of simpler times.<\/div>\n

Whether you’re for or against this war, it is upon us. Please take a moment to think about the soldiers serving their country in this conflict and pray for their safe return.<\/p>\n

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The war with Iraq has started, so far with limited Tomahawk attacks, but with a larger, combined assault imminent. Networks have been airing round-the-clock specials with their “exclusives” and speculations since last night, so prepare to be inundated for some time. Because of this media saturation, I’ll probably refrain from posting much about the war … <\/p>\n

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