August 23, 2005
Another Small Victory
[One] statement issued by six of the seven Ansar groups promised that there will not be attacks against Americans on the day of the referendum, 'to protect those who go to vote.' 'Voting is a jihad of words and is no different from the jihad of the sword,' the statement said. 'There are no objections to participation in the referendum to show the world our strength and to defeat federalism'.
The terrorists know their only chance to substantially change their fate now is with a ballot instead of a bullet.
I would call the acceptance of the inevitability of a vote, and an acknowledgement of their inability to prevent a vote, another small victory against the insurgency in Iraq.
Is this a good sign too?
http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/journalgazette/news/editorial/12212553.htm
I don't really think that an Iran-Iraq Islamist bloc was really in the best interests of the world community, right? Surprised the administration didn't think that one through. I mean, you know the adage: the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
Posted by: Emily Dobson at August 24, 2005 04:48 PMGreat link (and yes,I'm being sarcastic).
Sheer isn't even sharp enough to note that when a Sunni visits a Shia shrine, it is strictly a matter of protocol, not one of shared beleifs.
Thank you for providing an excellent example of why newspaper editors in Fort Wayne and Los Angeles don't decide foreign policy.
Posted by: Confederate Yankee at August 25, 2005 12:18 PM
