Quote of the Day

But if the strategy to "tough out" the Iraq blunder is based on the ludicrous presumption that there are a fixed number of terrorists, and, therefore, you can drain the swamp, we are doomed. The reality, even according to some of Bush's intelligence officers, is that the Iraq war is motivating a new generation of terrorists. In short, Bush is in the business of creating terrorism through "the blunderbuss approach."

From a really terrific editorial here.

Go read it...

As I've said time after time, fighting terrorism is not a zero sum game. In addition, they point to a study I hadn't seen before, that is hugely significant, and counter to the claims of a large number of wingers. Oxen - for instance, is absolutely convinced that Muslims are waging a holy war.

Despite Bush's firm belief that he is leading a religious Crusade, a University of Chicago professor has documented that suicide bombers, for example, are politically motivated, not religiously inspired for the most part.