Injecting a Little Sanity

Ralph Peters takes a step back and takes the wide view on the War on Terror:

* The mainstream media said it couldn't be done, so the Iraqis did it: Under new Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, they formed a permanent government based on free elections. (Those free elections were supposed to be impossible, too - remember?)

Yes, Iraq could still break into bloody bits. But it hasn't, despite ceaseless predictions of doom. Now the great danger isn't from terrorists but from a premature troop draw-down before our midterm elections. We could throw it all away over a few congressional seats.

I tend to think that it will be the donks who suffer because of their flip-flops on the war. The GOP should also pay heed as the mid-terms approach. He continues:

...* Pakistan's a worsening problem - overshadowed by the less immediate issue of Iran. Taliban remnants and al Qaeda terrorists survive because the Pakistani military is afraid to go into the country's tribal areas to root out them out. Riddled with extremists, nuclear armed and incapable of controlling its own territory, Pakistan should have Washington in crisis mode.

Very true. We need to put more diplomatic pressure on Musharraf utilizing the carrot and stick approach. The MSM and Peters fail to mention that we have built up some good will there with our quick and coordinated response to the earthquake that occurred last year.

Read the whole thing as they say.