As the Bush Administration declares victory in Anbar province and plans a handover of authority, remember The Wild Ass and the Lion.
The Wild Ass and the Lion
- Aesop Fable
A Wild Ass and a Lion entered into an alliance so that they might capture the beasts of the forest with greater ease. The Lion agreed to assist the Wild Ass with his strength, while the Wild Ass gave the Lion the benefit of his greater speed. When they had taken as many beasts as their necessities required, the Lion undertook to distribute the prey, and for this purpose divided it into three shares. "I will take the first share," he said, "because I am King: and the second share, as a partner with you in the chase: and the third share (believe me) will be a source of great evil to you, unless you willingly resign it to me, and set off as fast as you can."
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ok, shane-o. i'm very dense
i guess i'm missing the point. are we speaking of oil, "security" what? help a dyke out here.
Certainly Not Dense, CD
The prey, as I thought of the analogy to Anbar, would be "victory" in and of itself. Bush, as the Wild Ass gets his one-third "victory" by teaming up with those who are stronger in Anbar - and they get their two-thirds spoils. And when Bush might question otherwise, the Lions of the desert say "scram - or we'll kill you all too!"
Does that help? I'm sure it's my own thought process that is dense, not yours...
The Bill of Rights is a born rebel. It reeks with sedition. In every clause it shakes its fist in the face of constituted authority. . . . it is the one guaranty of human freedom to the American people. - Frank Irving Cobb
The Bill of Rights is a born rebel. It reeks with sedition. In every clause it shakes its fist in the face of constituted authority. . . . it is the one guaranty of human freedom to the American people. - Frank Irving Cobb
Bush et al is the Lion
The rest of us are the ass.
[x] Any (D) in the general. [ ] Any mullah-sucking billionaire-teabagging torture-loving pus-encrusted spawn of Cthulhu, bless his (R) heart.
"First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." -- Mahatma Gandhi
And yet
In real life Bush is the loser, but I always thought Bush was lyin'.