A Huge Mess of Our Own Creation ...

The situation in Iraq is a hell of a mess and the route of the problem is democracy. The twist is that I mean our existing one, not the one we hoped to create in Iraq.



The clear civil war between left and right in the U.S. magnified ten fold by a highly partisan, extremely irresponsible, bottom line profit driven media has transformed a noble cause into a costly mess. The only question left is if we as a country will pull ourselves off the canvas before we leave ourselves completely susceptible to a knock defeat.



If we pull out leaving Iraq a mess, I do not feel it will be an immediate threat to the safety of the U.S. We will still have a strong presence of sorts to keep an eye. What we will be on the way to losing is control of our own destiny. Iran will go nuclear and be the power of that region. The region controls the oil that is the most vital resource on the planet. The U.S. will be transformed from a country dictating it's d



Increased Strife Is Foreseen in Iraq if U.S. Troops Leave

By MICHAEL R. GORDON and ALISSA J. RUBIN
Published: May 27, 2007


WASHINGTON, May 26 — There is one matter on which American military commanders, many Iraqis and some of the Bush administration’s staunchest Congressional critics agree: if the United States withdrew its forces from Baghdad’s streets this fall, the murder and mayhem would increase.



http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/27/world/middleeast/27withdraw.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

Horowitz on The Confident Iranians

Editor's Notes: The confident Iranians
By DAVID HOROVITZ

Saeb Erekat, who used to be the Palestinians' chief negotiator with Israel in the days when we were negotiating, called out across the room to Muhammad Larijani.

Erekat had already given an emotional speech at the lunch, pleading, in turn, for international, Israeli and Arab support for a two-state solution to our conflict. He had also expressed shame over the Fatah-Hamas infighting, calling it "the darkest chapter in Palestinian history" and placing responsibility not only at Israel's door but also at that of the PA for failing "to impose one authority, one gun, one rule of law."

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1178708678563&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

So Obvious it's Transparent - Iran Counts on our own divisions and self-hated to destroy us....will they succeed?

Think about the joy in Mullahville when they read that former democratic vice presidential nominee and current presidential candidant John Edwards stated in a campaign speech that the War on Terror is a propaganda campaign manipulated by President George W. Bush. The signals of weakness and division such a statement translates must have them glowing in a Tehran that is otherwise suffering multiple, deep internal crisis. The John Edwards, the Rosie O'Donnell's and their like are the mullahs greatest hope. In fact, they count on them.

Make no mistake about it, the U.S. and Iran are at war. Right now it has not been offically declared but all over the Middle East we are in a deep chess match upon which our national vital interests and safety truly depend. Iran is the driving force destabilizing Iraq, Lebanon and the Palestanians. They back Hezballah and plan the wars against Isreal. Their goal is to drive the U.S. out of the region, humilated with our tail between our legs. The result will be a nuclear iran, ruled by an islamic extremist regine, sitting on top of the world's oil reserves.

Maybe this is inevitable in an age where the west has lost the stomach and concentration for such lengthy confrontations. Russia, China and other world powers have developed their own agenda driven strategies based on triangulating the U.S. Europe remains an ally of sorts but is strongly divided, sees the problems from a different perspective and is a fragment of what they once were. They seemed resigned to let the U.S. play it out as the heavy and see what happens.

Only time will tell but this I know: Far too many in the U.S. take our lifestyle as a give. There is really little comprehension as to what it took as a country for America to get to its place in the world. Times change and civilizations change with them. Once upon a time Rome ruled for 1000 years but now you'd never know it. What ultimately happens in this crisis and how it effects lives all over the world is yet to be determined. However, we are in play whether we acknowldge it or not.

Lorie Byrd: Al Qaeda mastered media manipulation in Iraq

May 24, 2007 3:00 AM (2 days ago)
by Lorie Byrd, The Examiner

WASHINGTON (Map, News) - An aspect of the war on terrorism that gets too little attention, yet is as important as any other, is the media war. Whether they realize it, members of the mainstream media are participants in the war on terrorism, and nowhere is that more evident than in Iraq.

Blogger Bill Roggio, who has embedded as a journalist in Iraq and Afghanistan, says the enemy’s documents reveal that much of their strategy revolves around manipulation of the media. An enemy unable to beat us on the battlefield is employing a strategy of attacks planned specifically for maximum media coverage and effect.

http://www.examiner.com/a-745365~Lorie_Byrd__Al_Qaeda_mastered_media_manipulation_in_Iraq.html

Iran's secret plan for summer offensive to force US out of Iraq
Simon Tisdall
Tuesday May 22, 2007
The Guardian

Iran is secretly forging ties with al-Qaida elements and Sunni Arab militias in Iraq in preparation for a summer showdown with coalition forces intended to tip a wavering US Congress into voting for full military withdrawal, US officials say.

"Iran is fighting a proxy war in Iraq and it's a very dangerous course for them to be following. They are already committing daily acts of war against US and British forces," a senior US official in Baghdad warned. "They [Iran] are behind a lot of high-profile attacks meant to undermine US will and British will, such as the rocket attacks on Basra palace and the Green Zone [in Baghdad]. The attacks are directed by the Revolutionary Guard who are connected right to the top [of the Iranian government]."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/iran/story/0,,2085193,00.html