No, I'm Not
I really don't see what's so incorrect about me pointing out that we've now had soldiers flying all around the world fighting terrorists, then Saddam, and again terrorists, since 9/11. It seems exceedinly straightforward and inarguable to me.
Anyway, the descent of the Iraq War from state vs. state conflict, to uniformed soldiers vs. militias/terrorists/insurgents/criminal gangs, has largely rendered moot the large distinctions that once existed between operations against Al Qaeda and the ops in Iraq.
To wit, if we captured OBL tomorrow, it would undoubtedly reverberate to the battles being waged against us by Zarqawi and "Al Qaeda in Iraq" (particularly among the small, hardened core of foreign fighters under Zarqawi's command.) Inversely, the capture of Zarqawi would be a blow against OBL and Islamic Fundamentalism, as it would eliminate the latter's preeiminate operational "general" in the Mid East.
I don't disagree with WoT/War on Poverty comparison, but at this point, it's near-impossible to see Iraq and the War Against Islamic Terrorism as two completely different campaigns.
Anyway, the descent of the Iraq War from state vs. state conflict, to uniformed soldiers vs. militias/terrorists/insurgents/criminal gangs, has largely rendered moot the large distinctions that once existed between operations against Al Qaeda and the ops in Iraq.
To wit, if we captured OBL tomorrow, it would undoubtedly reverberate to the battles being waged against us by Zarqawi and "Al Qaeda in Iraq" (particularly among the small, hardened core of foreign fighters under Zarqawi's command.) Inversely, the capture of Zarqawi would be a blow against OBL and Islamic Fundamentalism, as it would eliminate the latter's preeiminate operational "general" in the Mid East.
I don't disagree with WoT/War on Poverty comparison, but at this point, it's near-impossible to see Iraq and the War Against Islamic Terrorism as two completely different campaigns.
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Well can we then call WW2 through the end of Vietnam the "War on Totalitarianism"? I'm just saying that the "War on Terror" is, by virtue of being a war on a tactic rather than against a nation or leader, not directly comparable to any actual war being fought against a specific entity.
Also, isn't Khameini the pre-eminent leader of Islamic Fundamentalism in the Middle East? Given how he actually runs a country that way and all that?
Yeah, Khameini is definitely tops. He really pulled off the goal that OBL dreams of. The problem...is that Khameini is a Shiite, and -- as the media has drummed into our heads all these years -- OBL, Syria, Zarqawi, SArabia, et al, are all Sunni. So, Khameini is sort of the template they all aspire to (I assume), but they probably wish him dead, too. God damn, do I hate that region.
Also, I should add that many on the Right will disagree with my placing the start of anti-Islamist activities at 9/11. There are a lot of guys who think this whole thing started with the Cole bombing, or the first WTC attack.
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