Twisting in the Wind

RealClearPolitics links to a column in the New York Post where Ralph Peters blasts the Democrats for their recent shenanigans on the war. He points out that Democrats have long accused the Bush administration of 'cherry-picking' intelligence data, but that's exactly what they did with this week's National Intelligence Estimate. Peters sums it up: "The Dems want to have it both ways. They claim we're not fighting al Qaeda. Then they insist we abandon Iraq to al Qaeda."

Peters goes on to say that although Democrats (and the MSM) is implying that Al Qaeda is stronger than ever, that's actually not what the report says; it just says that they've regained a measure of their pre-9/11 strength after our devastating campaign against them since 2001. He points out that the Democrats still say we're less safe today than before 9/11, despite the fact that we haven't seen another successful attack on U.S. soil. He also lays out the case that we'll be fighting Islamic terrorism for a very long time by using an analogy that I've used in the past, too.

In a way, it's like law enforcement. You won't ever completely eradicate murders or rapes, but does that mean you stop trying? Absolutely not! You stop as much of it as you can, even though you know you're going to miss one every now and then. It's tragic when that happens, but you don't just give up the fight because you won't be 100% successful. The point is that we'll be fighting this fight for a very long time, and a victory in Iraq will just bolster our enemies that much more.

He calls on the Democrats to put forward their own plan for victory, and says that if they don't have one, they need to "shut up and help".

Speaking of terrorists, you've got to check this out. Little Green Footballs posts an audio file of a secretly recorded message from Mizanur Rahman -- one of the UK Islamic extremists sentenced to six years in jail yesterday for inciting violence -- while he was out on bail. Keep in mind that Rahman doesn't know he's being recorded here - this is his pure, unfiltered message. If this does not chill your blood and give you a glimpse of how they really think, nothing will.

How's that War on Terror looking now? Do you want to win, or would you rather surrender? Remember who stands for which side when it comes time to vote.

There's my two cents.