Roger:

I don’t think I have heard Netanyahu sound this optimistic.

Maybe the people of the ME do not want to live in poverty and oppression just so the folks at CBS, CNN and the NYT can give Bush a hard time.

I know the prevailing sentiment is that while you can not force democracy you can most certainly allow others to force fascism on innocent people. I heard some media type the other day saying all would be well is we left Iraq. That is what they said about Viet Nam….but look at Algeria or Kashmir or Maylaysia or even places like East Timor or the Phillipines. It is not as if the existence of American troops is a prerequisite for terrorism, these guys do a great job of killing Christians, election workers, human right activists, teachers, nurses, and Hindu without the US Marines around to blame it on.

I just hope that if the US pulls out and thousands of people die the media is proud of itself. But what am I saying? These arrogant dicks have no sense of responsibility, their attitude will be the more dead the better because it hurts Bush and that is all that really matters.

I am ashamed of these people. There are 25 million Iraqis and from all reports most of them want an election and a decent government, it is too bad those millions of people can not get as much attention as a psycho like Zarqawi.