Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for September 05, 2010
September 04, 2010
September 06, 2010
Transcript:
Havoc: Can't be late! Great... Akbar! You're now working roadblocks? Man: Why would you not know that, Havoc? You're off your game, my friend. I switched sides almost a month ago! Havoc: Again? Man: One must always be alert to opportunity, no? The Taliban's been on a roll. Haqqani made me an offer. You know Haqqani, do you not? The most brutal Taliban faction? Havoc: Uh... right. Good thing we go way back. Man: This is so. Shall we say five minutes head start?
ksoskins over 13 years ago
Won’t you give me three steps, Gimme three steps mister, Gimme three steps towards the door? Gimme three steps Gimme three steps mister, And you’ll never see me no more.
Lynyrd Skynyrd
FriscoLou over 13 years ago
The Red Rascal could probably solve this in a flash … but will probably make a big drama deal out of it instead.
lewisbower over 13 years ago
War is like chess. Tell your opponent of your moves in advance. We will leave on such and such a date.
Sandfan over 13 years ago
Don’t you just hate it when your trusted allies won’t stay bought?
Possum Pete over 13 years ago
A real No Win-No Win situation. Leave while you’re still alive and let history sort out the rest.
Spamgaard over 13 years ago
Make it six minutes, we guard your poppy fields for you!
jackdohany over 13 years ago
For old time’s sake, how’s about TEN minutes?
nickmangieri Premium Member over 13 years ago
Just pinch your self and wake up. Always works for me.
babka Premium Member over 13 years ago
oh your Ray-Bans will not get you into Heaven any more… they’re already overcrowded with your rotten little war…and Jesus don’t like killing, no matter what the reason’s for… and your Ray-Bans will not get you into Heaven any more….
(with apologies to John Prine)
“hot dog bun, my sister’s a nun.”
jimpow over 13 years ago
You can’t “hire” Afghans – You can only “rent” them. Those people aren’t worth the sweat off my butt.
cdhaley over 13 years ago
Akbar is one of the “honest” Afghan tribal leaders fed up with Karzai’s CIA-backed corruption. See Dexter Filkins’ timely piece in the NYT exposing Obama’s policy dilemma:
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/05/weekinreview/05filkins.html?_r=1&ref=global-home
Frankr over 13 years ago
Babka: I DO like John Prine…
WallyCuppaJoe over 13 years ago
Me too. Saw him open for Waylon Jennings a few years back.
Dragoncat over 13 years ago
Wouldn’t it be something if the Red Rascal was to come to his rescue? I mean, the sheer irony of it all…
By the way…Have we met Jeff’s replacement?
longtimecomicsfan over 13 years ago
Yeah right. The only good war is one that’s started on lies and paid for with off-the-budget funds.
lewisbower over 13 years ago
Yeah those WMD. Bush should have known they were used up gassing Kurds and Iranians. Tell the widows and orphans that was another Bush lie. Nope, no WMD
RinaFarina over 13 years ago
Not only do I have to sign in to make a comment, I also have to sign in if I want to flag spam. Curses! I spent a goodly amount of time flagging them yesterday, and here they are again!
pbarnrob over 13 years ago
I just stay signed-in; and also just flagged the spammer. Take the Boulder Pledge, NEVER do business with spammers.
rotts over 13 years ago
Spammerflaggen!
Wildcard24365 over 13 years ago
“Switched sides,” eh? Working for whoever will offer more (or threaten less) than your current boss?
Sounds a lot like how we did business in America during that booming economy we had 15 or so years ago… shoot, it was an embarrassment to admit to working for one guy for over two years.
(Sigh!) Looks like the Afghanis are not so different, after all!