Deep Dark (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} wayback) wrote,@ 2003-08-31 08:36:00 |
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The Music of a Failed War
I've started thinking about this idiot adventure in Iraq as a piece of symphonic music, something like ravel's Bolero. It goes tike this.
There is a moment's silence on May 1 while the world looks on in disbelief at the bizarre sight of the POTUS doing his carrier landing stunt. Then, very quietly it begins. First just the high hat being tapped by a brush.
Tss tss tss Tss tss tss Tss tss tss Tss tss tss Tss tss tss
This is the sound of individual shots from small arms, killing and wounding Americans. Then, occasionally., the snare drum chimes in.
Tss tss tss Tss tss tss Tss tss tss Tin, tatin
As small mines and IED go off under Humvees etc. Throw on a cymbal for variety
Tss tss tss Tss tss tss Tss tss tss Tin, tatin Tss tss tss Tss tss tss Tss tss tss Tin, tatin Haasssh
As an RPG takes out a more heavily armoured vehicle. Then the pedal starts up on the bass drum.
Tss tss tss Tss tss tss Tss tss tss Tin, tatin Tss tss tss Tss tss tss Tss tss tss Tin, tatin Haasssh
Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump
As power lines and pipelines get blown up and Iraqi collaborators like police and infrastructure managers are killed. Now add the Tomtom
Tss tss tss Tss tss tss Bim Boom Tss tss tss Tin, tatin Tss tss tss Tss tss tss Bim Boom Tss tss tss Tin, tatin Haasssh
Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump
There goes the Jordanian Embassy and the UN and now the rams horn of internecine warfare with the targeting of major religious figures.
Bwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Tss tss tss Tss tss tss Bim Boom Tss tss tss Tin, tatin Tss tss tss Tss tss tss Bim Boom Tss tss tss Tin, tatin Haasssh
Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump
Bwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Tss tss tss Tss tss tss Bim Boom Tss tss tss Tin, tatin Tss tss tss Tss tss tss Bim Boom Tss tss tss Tin, tatin Haasssh
Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump
Still to come, a Turkish cornet group as fighting breaks out over the border after some Turkish troops get taken out, the string 'em up section weighs in with civil strife and the Iranians, Saudis, Syrians and Al Qaeda join a massed chorus. I'm thinking of calling it Yankee Go Home. Or maybe The Triumph of the Wont.
I've started thinking about this idiot adventure in Iraq as a piece of symphonic music, something like ravel's Bolero. It goes tike this.
There is a moment's silence on May 1 while the world looks on in disbelief at the bizarre sight of the POTUS doing his carrier landing stunt. Then, very quietly it begins. First just the high hat being tapped by a brush.
Tss tss tss Tss tss tss Tss tss tss Tss tss tss Tss tss tss
This is the sound of individual shots from small arms, killing and wounding Americans. Then, occasionally., the snare drum chimes in.
Tss tss tss Tss tss tss Tss tss tss Tin, tatin
As small mines and IED go off under Humvees etc. Throw on a cymbal for variety
Tss tss tss Tss tss tss Tss tss tss Tin, tatin Tss tss tss Tss tss tss Tss tss tss Tin, tatin Haasssh
As an RPG takes out a more heavily armoured vehicle. Then the pedal starts up on the bass drum.
Tss tss tss Tss tss tss Tss tss tss Tin, tatin Tss tss tss Tss tss tss Tss tss tss Tin, tatin Haasssh
Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump
As power lines and pipelines get blown up and Iraqi collaborators like police and infrastructure managers are killed. Now add the Tomtom
Tss tss tss Tss tss tss Bim Boom Tss tss tss Tin, tatin Tss tss tss Tss tss tss Bim Boom Tss tss tss Tin, tatin Haasssh
Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump
There goes the Jordanian Embassy and the UN and now the rams horn of internecine warfare with the targeting of major religious figures.
Bwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Tss tss tss Tss tss tss Bim Boom Tss tss tss Tin, tatin Tss tss tss Tss tss tss Bim Boom Tss tss tss Tin, tatin Haasssh
Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump
Bwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Tss tss tss Tss tss tss Bim Boom Tss tss tss Tin, tatin Tss tss tss Tss tss tss Bim Boom Tss tss tss Tin, tatin Haasssh
Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump Dump, Dadump
Still to come, a Turkish cornet group as fighting breaks out over the border after some Turkish troops get taken out, the string 'em up section weighs in with civil strife and the Iranians, Saudis, Syrians and Al Qaeda join a massed chorus. I'm thinking of calling it Yankee Go Home. Or maybe The Triumph of the Wont.
