FIRST BURST: The idea of setting up September as some sort of final reckoning for American presence in Iraq is not a good plan. Establishing a firm date will result in a bloody summer, as President Bush has correctly warned. A Tet-style offensive in August would not be surprising. The Dem Congress appears ready to run screaming into the night in response to a rough summer. Al Qaeda is well aware of our schedule, and they don't have one. Both sides of the aisle in Congress need to grow spines and continue the fight our enemies have selected.
SECOND BURST: The poll of American Muslims released this week was highly disturbing. Approximately one in four of those under thirty years old approved of suicide bombing in certain "justifiable" circumstances. Anyone remember 7/7? My immediate thought was that I hope our government responds accordingly. Like, perhaps, making sure mosques here in the U.S. are not being used as armories as they so often are abroad.
THIRD BURST: Isn't it odd that we rarely hear any mention of the casualties inflicted on the enemy? The Pentagon and associated sites provide the only accurate accounts. Occasionally the mainstream media will a run story that contains the number of enemy dead, but it never receives the coverage it should. The use of the words "another" and "more" in reports of U.S. casualties is constant and meant to demoralize. We are not amused.
CEASE FIRE: It's funny to see the way Gov. Bill Richardson (D-NM) is treated by his fellow Dems in the presidential race. Even though I agree with him on practically nothing, he is clearly the most qualified Dem. None of the other candidates (especially Obama) can come close to matching his experience in international affairs, yet he is treated with disdain. Bad news, Governor: your party favors sizzle over substance.
JINGOCON
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