Comments on: Talk About The Glass Half-Empty Approach http://informedspeculation.com/2005/10/16/talk-about-the-glass-half-empty-approach/ Refunds Cheerfully Given To All Who Disagree Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:53:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Decision ‘08 » Blog Archive » Bad News? Sure Looks That Way http://informedspeculation.com/2005/10/16/talk-about-the-glass-half-empty-approach/comment-page-1/#comment-6987 Decision ‘08 » Blog Archive » Bad News? Sure Looks That Way Mon, 17 Oct 2005 19:38:14 +0000 http://decision08.net/2005/10/16/talk-about-the-glass-half-empty-approach/#comment-6987 [...] You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your ownsite. [...] [...] You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your ownsite. [...]

]]> By: Colin http://informedspeculation.com/2005/10/16/talk-about-the-glass-half-empty-approach/comment-page-1/#comment-6965 Colin Mon, 17 Oct 2005 04:41:08 +0000 http://decision08.net/2005/10/16/talk-about-the-glass-half-empty-approach/#comment-6965 We see a new meme emerging from the Administration critics - that the Sunnis voted down the constitution. What they don't mention is that something really incredible happened. That is that in two sunni-dominated provinces, the referendum actually passed with majority support, not just with less than a 2/3 vote against it. A week ago, this was thought to be impossible. Nobody even dared to predict that the referendum would pass with majority support in any of these provinces. Much like the historic progress made in Afghanistan, this historic achievment will go unheralded by the chattering class in this country. That, in my opinion, is the only loss for our country (contra Mr. Cole's paranoid hyperventelating we have been subjected to for the past couple of years) and it is a real tavesty. But more than that, it is a tragedy. Congratulations to the long-suffering people of Iraq on their newly-born democracy. We see a new meme emerging from the Administration critics – that the Sunnis voted down the constitution. What they don’t mention is that something really incredible happened. That is that in two sunni-dominated provinces, the referendum actually passed with majority support, not just with less than a 2/3 vote against it. A week ago, this was thought to be impossible. Nobody even dared to predict that the referendum would pass with majority support in any of these provinces.

Much like the historic progress made in Afghanistan, this historic achievment will go unheralded by the chattering class in this country. That, in my opinion, is the only loss for our country (contra Mr. Cole’s paranoid hyperventelating we have been subjected to for the past couple of years) and it is a real tavesty. But more than that, it is a tragedy. Congratulations to the long-suffering people of Iraq on their newly-born democracy.

]]> By: ryanVOX http://informedspeculation.com/2005/10/16/talk-about-the-glass-half-empty-approach/comment-page-1/#comment-6964 ryanVOX Mon, 17 Oct 2005 04:40:38 +0000 http://decision08.net/2005/10/16/talk-about-the-glass-half-empty-approach/#comment-6964 <strong>Half-full, half-ass opinion</strong> Never mind the people of Iraq braved the possibility of death to vote on a new constitution. Never mind that this latest vote puts our troops one step closer to completing their mission. Nope, for the naysaying haters of all things related to t... Half-full, half-ass opinion

Never mind the people of Iraq braved the possibility of death to vote on a new constitution.

Never mind that this latest vote puts our troops one step closer to completing their mission.

Nope, for the naysaying haters of all things related to t…

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