The ambassador

[michael perelman <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I used to talk in the sauna with a Kurdish man.  He was very supportive
of the invasion.  I told him that I thought that the Kurds would get
screwed in the end.



I had not seen him for awhile.  When he saw me in the locker room, he
gave me a funny look.  I asked how his family was doing.  He said that
they were doing fine.  I responded that they were probably in the only
safe region in the country.  He said that he'd had just come back from
Baghdad, where he had been for six months.  I asked if he thought
anything good come from the invasion.  He said, "eventually."  Then he
told me that he was now the ambassador to Canada.  I left the
conversation dropped.

I hope that you all have a wonderful new year.

--

Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
Chico, CA 95929
530-898-5321
fax 530-898-5901