The fear that the United States, bedeviled by internecine feuds, might cut and run has been at the root of the violence since Iraq's liberation in 2003.
Jihadists have fought not because they hope to win on the battlefield, but to strengthen the antiwar lobbies in the United States and Britain. Some in the new political elite have become fence sitters because they regard the United States as a fickle power that could suddenly change course. Others have created or expanded militias, in case the United States abandons Iraq before it can defend itself against internal foes and predatory neighbors.
The new Bush plan has raised Iraqi morale to levels not known for a year.
Read the whole thing.
Meanwhile, Michael Moore pushes himself away from the buffet table long enough to make some wiseass remarks. What he doesn't get is, if you want millions of Iraqis dead, you don't send in 26 million Americans. You just pull 150,000 out.
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A perfect example of the law of unintended consequences and why you can trust democrats to be as astute at picking the right horse as say...the Palis ;->
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