Brickbat: Mission Accomplished

Charles Oliver | 7.3.2012 6:00 AM

Iraqi officials say they are placing restrictions on 39 media outlets because they have not been properly licensed. The restrictions will affect several foreign broadcasters, including the Voice of America and the BBC.

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Whiterun Guard 13 years ago

Goodness, I can't believe professional organizations like the BBC and VOA can't get their licenses in order! I hope they fix that soon.
Mike Rotchisari 13 years ago

Remind me why we invaded these idiots?
1. Whiterun Guard 13 years ago
  
  Something about oil I think.
2. Heroic Mulatto 13 years ago
  
  Remind me why we invaded these idiots?
  
  So they would have the freedom to order women to undergo virginity tests.
Fist of Etiquette 13 years ago

...they have not been properly licensed.

The student becomes the master.
1. Whiterun Guard 13 years ago
  
  Oh, I don't know, I think Iraq learning rent-seeking and corruption from us is like Thornton Mellon learning business from Dr. Phillip Barbay.
sage 13 years ago

Wow, what a bastion of economic freedumb that shitpot is. Good thing we spent a trillion dollars liberating it.
Almanian's Evil Twin 13 years ago

Your papers, please...
SugarFree 13 years ago

Elections have consequences.
1. Shirley Knott 13 years ago
  
  I think you mean invasions have consequences.
  1. MP 13 years ago
    
    Irrelevant. The elections comment means (IMO) that there is no magical freedomland that comes as a result of simply setting up supposedly democratic institutions.
    1. wareagle 13 years ago
      
      just look how well that same experiment is working here these days.
Suthenboy 13 years ago

On the bright side, I see yesterday that Iran is upping it's belligerence, threatening to close down oil routes, having war games, sending agents to africa to cause mischief......

Iran will be Iraq x 10.
1. wareagle 13 years ago
  
  And why wouldn't Iran become more belligerent: they know Obama is not going to do a damn thing to stop them, and they have China/Russia on their side.
  
  A better case could be made that, if anything, Obama is a sympathizer. He does not particularly like Israel, like Iran. He could give a shit of the oil supply is threatened; as Obama has stated, his own energy desires would "necessarily" causes prices to increase.
GettiYetti 13 years ago

Sometimes you just gotta throw your hands up in the air and just not care!

http://www.Planet-Privacy.tk

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