Partly Facetious

Different strokes for different folks
"Victory for one..."
"Is the defeat of another."
"So one would assume."
"And that is why its so important for the triad to win."
"Triad?"
"Triad of three powerful men, two of them are now lame duck while the third one remains for want of a better word, a non lame duck in his country."
"You are referring to Bush, Poodle and Howard of Australia."
"Yes."
"But do any of the triad know what victory means in the case of Iraq?"
"Democracy with the parliament voting for better relations with the West, promoting confrontation with their immediate neighbours Syria and Iran and if possible selling oil cheaper to the triad consumers - and preferably employing only consultants, contractors and what ever from the triad countries..."
"A rather tall order."
"But if there is victory all is possible."
"But not probable any more."
"I agree. Even Bush and his Poodle are making revisions to their earlier visions..."
"Vision sounds demented almost..."
"War in Iraq was a demented action as is their insistence on victory..."
"Anyway Howard is the only one still talking of victory. He says the West must win in Iraq otherwise there will be hell to pay."
"He meant it politically."
"That has already come true for Azner, Berlusconi - though the Italian had other problems as well - Bush as reflected in the recent elections, and of course Poodle Blair."
"So that leaves Howard."
"Indeed. He is on his own."
"I wonder how long it will take the Australian people to realise that he made as bad a judgement call as the rest of these jokers and perhaps it is time to move on to the next one..."
"The Australian economy is doing well..."
"So is the British."
"Oh well. Different strokes for different folks."