Monday, July 09, 2007

NYeT! NYeT! NYeT!

What's going on? Is the New York Times in a hurry for an Islamic caliphate? Or are they just out of their effing minds?

The argument seems to be that we've been in Iraq for too long, so we should leave right now. While a case could have been made for getting out right after removing Saddam Hussein, we're way past that stage. I don't care how stupidly things have been handled, the dynamics on the ground right now are such that if we weren't in Iraq already, we'd be plumb crazy not to go in -- simply because our most fanatic and dedicated enemies are there. And the Times says we should leave? Are they kidding?

Ever since Mogadishu, Al Qaeda has always banked on American weakness, and they're banking on it again.

I cannot think of a better way to lose the war against al Qaeda than to do as the Times says and leave Iraq.