Status check-- the Middle East

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Thing is, we're also seeing the Islamic extremists using these opportunities to their benefit... which is exactly what Bush's opposition said would happen. So I guess it becomes a race to see if we can unseat Iran before they become the roll model for the rest of the Middle East.

I'm not really excited to see any American's die for overseas politics, but 1500 lives doesn't seem like a huge price to pay should some progress come out of all this. Ultimately, it's inevitable that we'll see a cultural revolution in the next 10 years that will completely undermine any ground the fundamentalists gain.