Maybee itz bekuz thay onlee rede shete muzak. Kase in poynt: The ‘Nob of Noxvill’, as Jane collz him, hoo seezez on prufe that sum soldyers frum Apatchee Kumpanee thinck wore opoenintz arnt rilly supporeting the trupes.

Hee kolld thatt ay ‘musst-sea vidyo’. Butt hee parentlee nevur red wut uthur Apatchee Kumpanee trupes sed 18 dayz uhgo.

Witch pruvez thatt trupes kin hav diffrent ohpinyuns. Hoo wooda thot?

Evin wurs iz wen a Senitorr-tipe hawk iz reeding-defishent, lyk Mistur Lugar:

The president’s plan is an early episode in a much broader Middle East realignment that began with our invasion of Iraq and that may not end for years. Nations throughout the Middle East are scrambling to find their footing as regional power balances shift in unpredictable ways.

At the center of this realignment is Iran, which is perceived to have emerged from our Iraq intervention as the big winner. We paved the way for a Shiite government in Iraq that is much friendlier to Iran than was Saddam Hussein. Bolstered by high oil revenue, Iran has meddled in Iraq, rigidly pursued a nuclear capability, and funded Hezbollah and Hamas.

But the pendulum of Middle East politics may be swinging back against Iranian assertiveness. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, the Gulf states and others have become increasingly alarmed by Iran’s behavior and by widening regional sectarian divisions. Because of this dynamic, U.S. bargaining power in the Middle East is growing. Moderate Arab states understand that the United States is an indispensable counterweight to Iran.

Soe alarmd ar thoez Arab stayts thatt, inn the vary saym edishun uv the vary saym paypur, wun kin rede:

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi Arabia and Iran are working together to try to calm the crises in Iraq and Lebanon, the Saudi foreign minister said Tuesday, despite Washington’s efforts to isolate Tehran and limit its influence in the Middle East. The mediation is an unusual step by two rivals, Saudi Arabia and Iran, that compete for regional influence.

President Bush has rejected calls that the United States win Iran’s help in easing Iraq’s bloodshed and resolve the political crisis in Lebanon that erupted into violence last week. Instead, he has vowed to break what he called Iranian support for militants in both countries.

Saudi Arabia’s willingness to work with Iran likely indicates the growing alarm in the kingdom’s leadership over the two simultaneous crises, which have inflamed Sunni-Shiite tensions throughout the Middle East.

At the same time, Saudi Arabia has given tepid support to a new U.S. strategy in Iraq but has expressed skepticism over whether it will succeed. Besides sending 21,000 additional U.S. troops to Iraq, the new strategy takes a tougher stance on Iran.

Parentlee, Saudi Arabia diddent gett the memmoh uhbout “U.S. bargaining power in the Middle East is growing”.

And anuther Arab stayt didddent git the memmoh uhbout thatt eethur azz, ollso inn the vary saym edishun uv the vary saym paypur, thayr wuz thiss:

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Kuwait rarely rebuffs its ally, the United States, partly out of gratitude for the 1991 Persian Gulf War. But in October it reneged on a pledge to send three military observers to an American-led naval exercise in the Gulf, according to U.S. officials and Kuwaiti analysts.

“We understood,” a State Department official said. “The Kuwaitis were being careful not to antagonize the Iranians.”

Iff thay “understand that the United States is an indispensable counterweight to Iran,” Mistur Lugar, thay syerr ar funnee inn the waye thay tipp the ballense.

Iff ohnlee hawks cood rede, thay cood spair uss oll frum uh hole lott uv redeing uhbout the majinairee frenz uv thayr deeluzeyunnul preznit.