TG:

When you get called out for saying something its not a good idea to defend yourself by saying something equally stupid

“Called out?” what is this, a schoolyard brawl? how old are you, anyway? in any case, how about some arguments and evidence instead of calling people stupid; if you have none, STFU

Nobody said the war against Islamic extremists is over. But we won this battle. And the damage to al Qaeda’s reputation among Muslims was very significant

bullshit; you’re doing a circle jerk with your righty friends because you think it’s safe here .. first you reference a “humiliating defeat” of Al-Qaeda and now, faced with a soft challenge, you’ve already retreated to saying “we won this battle.” “Winning a battle” does not constitute a “humiliating defeat.” If the US cannot prevail over these fools once we decide to put some muscle into the game, the entire American narrative is nothing more than mythology.

Cite the evidence for damage to AQ reputation .. and I’m not interested in another naked assertion from you or some quack “Internet journalist.” Let’s see some credible recruitment numbers or whatever else you think makes your case.

Yes, there will be other battles but fewer unless the United States takes its eye off the ball and elects a naive pacifist

I suppose you think anything the State Department does is pacifism; has McCain proposed eliminating it yet?

BTW .. this article purports to be a serious discussion about “a crisis” … one which Obama has allegedly failed to respond to appropriately; if it’s a crisis why has Bush not returned to Washington to handle it? Why has McCain done nothing more than issue a mealy-mouthed boilerplate “condemnation.”