Sunday, July 20, 2008

Hammer and anvil

This report from the Times of London suggests that foreign jihadis are bailing on Iraq and heading to Afghanistan to fight. This will undoubtedly be spun by the Democrats and the media (right...like there's a difference) as another example of a failed Bush administration policy. Nothing could be further from the truth.

First, it's confirmation that global jihadis view Iraq as a lost cause. Which, of course, it now is. Al Qaeda in Iraq is, for all intents and purposes, thoroughly defeated.

Second, this will allow combat forces already being drawn down in Iraq to be redeployed to Afghanistan, in effect chasing these medieval zealots into a kill zone where they can be destroyed.

Iraq is the hammer, Afghanistan the anvil.

4 comments:

WomanHonorThyself said...

as long as we keep up the good fight!

Anonymous said...

"hammer-and-anvil"

40 year old milspeak....

Did you see this? A KFC in Falujah?!

http://northshorejournal.org/kentucky-fried-chicken-sizzles-in-fallujah

Anonymous said...

I enjoy reading this blog. Keep up the good work.

Eric said...

"40 year old milspeak"...

Actually, it's probably a lot older than that.

Saw that KFC in Fallujah post at NSJ...pretty amusing. We'll know the war is completely over when Whole Foods opens up shop there and starts selling arugula.