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yes, and Napoleon left his army in the wild, he did that Twice. I never understood how he got away with this, and still he remained popular.

yes, and Napoleon left his army in the wild, he did that Twice. I never understood how he got away with this, and still he remained popular.

yes, and Napoleon left his army in the wild, he did that Twice. I never understood how he got away with this, and still he remained popular.

When comparing Bonaparte’s Egyption expedition to Bush’s invasion of Iraq, it’s important to understand several important differences.

1. this happened before Napoleon became Consul, he was merely a General, so he was ordered there by the Directory, to get him out of France, where he was too popular.

2. Bonaparte actually fought on the front lines. He didn’t hide in a foreign palace while his men perished in the desert heat.

3. When Bonaparte went to Egypt he took western scientists into the country for the first time. They discovered the Rosetta Stone. When Bush sent troops into Iraq the antiquities of Mesopotamia were looted.

“Liberating Iraq” was an ex post facto rationale for the invasion, so the comparison to Napoleon seems a bit silly.

PatrickG’s stats are also remarkably silly. I don’t know how many cops were killed in the line of duty in LA last year, but I doubt it approaches 900.

Considering that both Afghanistan and Iraq are completely “owned” by the US military, isn’t it a little premature to call it a defeat?

Less US military have died in Iraq than civilians in LA (due to murder). Which is the “hot zone” I ask you?

Nick,
I think Timothy is referring to the fact that the quote “Never get involved in a land war in Asia” is from The Princess Bride, along with the quote about Sicilians.

What does that have to do with anything?

Hey, as long as he doesn’t get involved with a Sicilian when death is on the line, he’ll probably be okay.