Strategery

I knew Sully would come 'round eventually on Iraq (thruth be told, he was never off it. The man's been a tower to the pro-war blog community). Today he riffs off of the President's "bring them on," statement, and suggests that fighting terrorists in Iraq is precisely what we ought to be doing. It means we aren't fighting them here. That's the whole point of this operation: yank them out where they live, root and branch, and clean them up. This may make you uncomfortable if you are the kind of person that thinks checking out young Middle Eastern men at airports constitutes a gross racist crime, but it is the objective.


Now, we must point out that most of the conflict the troops are dealing with in Iraq today is coming from Baathists, the supporters of Saddam Hussein, and not terrorists in the secret-cell-blow-up-schoolchildren sense that we use. But I suspect the line between Baathists and terrorists is going to become increasingly porous in the coming months, and is morally a subject of great doubt to begin with (remember: terrorists are nothing more than guerrillas who target civilians). And besides, can there be any greater distraction for terrorists themselves than Americans ruling the lands of the Caliph of Baghdad? They can't stay away too long.


One more thing: I love that our President said the words "Bring them on." I defy you to imagine Al Gore, or any of the Nine Walkers who would replace him saying any such thing. That's why the soldiers love him.