"Nothing new? " That's not what they say in Iraq!
Mid-East expert Walid Peres tells FOX News that while trouble may continue in Iraq from al Quaeda and other foreigners, President Bush's speech the other night- said by so many Stateside to contain "nothing new-" has had a major impact in that country, where it is seen as the signal that now the political process has begun. "This is what they (the Shi'ites) have been waiting for," Peres says.
Al Quaeda and other foreign groups, of course, are the exception to the rule that the approach and finally the reality of self-rule combined with a desire to get the American troops out of the country will cause things to quiet down. It will be interesting, though, to see whether the Democrats and the media effectively play into al Quaeda's hands by assisting them in promoting the idea that the transition is being disrupted whenever an Iraqi sneezes.
Even more interesting is how credible the Democrats can be when they get indignant at the suggestion that they have a certain commonality of interest with the terrorists. This is not, of course, to say that they are in league with Osama, or anything so silly. It's simply to observe that what's good for al Quaeda during the next several months is, for the most part, good for John Kerry, too- and that not a few on the Left would rather defeat George Bush than Osama bin Laden.
Al Quaeda and other foreign groups, of course, are the exception to the rule that the approach and finally the reality of self-rule combined with a desire to get the American troops out of the country will cause things to quiet down. It will be interesting, though, to see whether the Democrats and the media effectively play into al Quaeda's hands by assisting them in promoting the idea that the transition is being disrupted whenever an Iraqi sneezes.
Even more interesting is how credible the Democrats can be when they get indignant at the suggestion that they have a certain commonality of interest with the terrorists. This is not, of course, to say that they are in league with Osama, or anything so silly. It's simply to observe that what's good for al Quaeda during the next several months is, for the most part, good for John Kerry, too- and that not a few on the Left would rather defeat George Bush than Osama bin Laden.
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