Monday, September 11, 2006

Appreciation

On Sept 11, 2006 the sineman posted:



Read his entire post here please.

I have three things to say about this post. In no particular order.

First, were the demonstrations that took place in Iraq in support of Hezbollah part of a grass-roots effort to show support? I suspect not. Why you ask? Well, according to the Washington Post
Thousands of Shiite Muslims marched though the Iraqi capital on Friday in support of Hezbollah guerrillas battling Israeli forces in Lebanon, answering a call by radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr to rally to the cause of their fellow Shiites.

So. Big deal. al-Sadr organized a protest. What's the problem? Well, al-Sadr is the leader of the Madhi Army. The Madhi (Wikipedia), a.k.a. The Twelfth Imam, is focus of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's faith. The idea is that the Madhi:

...is the prophesied redeemer of Islam, who will change the world into a perfect Islamic society...

This cartoon by Cox & Forkum (from 2004!!), and the accompanying text, sums up my point. Iran was responsible for the protests (and a BIG chunk of the violence in Iraq). Oh, and Iran happens to be Hezbollah's biggest supporter master.



Second, I actually think this latest post by Sineman is pretty good. His sign does not contain incendiary language. His post is not supremely political, claiming that republicans are fools and democrats will straighten everything out just as soon as they're elected. He framed his point against the anniversary of Sept. 11 and everyone's fear of another attack in a tactful and tasteful way. He could have very, very easily done otherwise. And, with respect to the larger point made by his post, I think, he's simply pointing out the need for flexibility in policy and problem solving.

In all, I actually like the post given the date on which it was made and the tone and content of it. In my humble opinion, the best one since I've been "responding".

Third, and finally, I'm glad he's found the time to post about his signs online again.

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