This just in: good news from Iraq

[Preechr]

I missed the part of the discussion where you explained why all Arab societies are doomed to end up just like Iran. If they'd ever fix the search feature, I'm sure I'd find it. Link?

A free Iraq is in our best interests as well as that of the world, and cooking up an environment that will support a free Iraq is absolutely consistent with the larger picture of a world without terrorism.

Islamic extremism does not breed terrorism. The fact that terrorism works breeds terrorism. Everybody adopts some sort of moral code for their behavior, including Muslims. The vast majority of Muslims do not kill people in support of their religion. The vast majority of Christians have never blown up an abortion clinic. The vast majority of Irishmen have never set off a car bomb. In none of those cases, however, do people with closely held beliefs shed many tears for those they perceive to be active enemies of their lifestyle.

The more terrorists we kill, the more chances we get to kill those that recruit and train the foot soldiers. The more terrorist leaders we kill, the more ineffectual terrorism becomes. Say what you want, including that I'm a bastard for saying this, but I'm pretty happy that what terrorism there is in the world right now is not causing huge explosions and loss of life in this country. If that's not proof of a good idea at least from an American perspective than I don't know what is.

There's only one sensible reason why we've yet to experience another attack within our borders, and that's the prosecution of the WOT exactly as we've done it, including Iraq.

You can argue that Iraq was a diversion, but I've seen too many terrorists die in Iraq to believe it. Sorry. As long as the goal remains to kill terrorists and that's happening every day in some place that is not my backyard, I'm cool with it.