HoodaThunk?

When a report comes in from the Intel community, is it too much to expect that it be written intelligently? The report, if you believe the MSM, states that the war in Iraq has increased the terrorist threat, being the primary reason people are turning terrorist in the Islamic world. Whether that’s what the report actually says or not – and the White House is saying that the reports on the “characterization of the NIE [National Intelligence Estimate] is not representative of the complete document” – you could count on the Dems to grab at any excuse to put forth their “cut-and-run” strategy as the best plan for America.

As usual, the Dems and their cheerleaders in the MSM conveniently forget to mention that history did not start in 2003. There is a long line of terror attacks ranging back literally decades and absolutely none of those prior to March, 2003 had a damn thing to do with the invasion of Iraq. Why? Because when those barracks were truck-bombed in Lebanon, when the World Trade Center was attacked the 1st time, when the embassies in Africa were bombed, and when the USS Cole was attacked the invasion of Iraq hadn’t happened yet. Clearly, there were terrorists active before Iraq and they were recruiting before Iraq. I’m certain that there are some terrorists operating today who decided to get involved because of Iraq but there were obviously people who turned terrorist for reasons having nothing whatsoever to do with the Iraq war and there would continue to be such folks if we hadn’t invaded.

To be blunt, any action we take – and even taking no action at all – will motivate some people to become terrorists. Cringing and trying to hide under the covers will do nothing but invite attack and, in such a case, that attack will happen right here in America. To suggest that any 1 event currently ongoing is the cause of terrorist recruiting efforts being successful is blather and nothing more.

This is going to be yet another powderkeg that blows up in the faces of the Dems now screaming “we told you so!” When the entirety of the NIE gets out there, as it surely will, and the American people see the entire characterization of that document, the Dems and their allies are going to be looking more unhinged than usual. That didn’t work as a strategy in 2000 or 2004. It ain’t gonna play any better in 2006 nor will it set a decent stage in 2008.