Four things to remind your Republican friends about when they're blathering about the Middle East.

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6. Well, I guess rule number one of war chickenhawkism is to always make sure you're fighting somebody

who's easy to BEAT! Even the British knew that during THEIR Empire days.

It reminds me of Rowan Atkinson's line in BLACKADDER IV, when he's comparing British Empire 'wars' to WWI.

"Yes, I was in the Army for 20 years before this war started. I'd had 20 years of experience fighting in Africa. 20 years of learning how to order a PINK GIN and say 'do you do it doggy-doggy' in Swahili. And I was in the army during that period in history when the pre-requisite for any British campaign was that the enemy should, under no circumstances CARRY GUNS. Even SPEARS made us think twice. The kind of people WE liked to fight were two feet tall and armed with blades of dry grass. And then all of a sudden 10 million heavily armed GERMANS hove into view. It was a SHOCK, I can tell you..."

So, Reagan's invasion of Grenada was basically the American Empire version of an enemy that was 2 feet tall and armed with blades of dry grass, I guess.