I have been traveling for work-related reasons this week, which has affected my ability to blog.
However, regarding Bush's Plan for Victory in Iraq, I recommend the WSJ Opinion editorial 'Complete Victory'.
Additionally, ThreatsWatch links directly to the National Security Council's Plan with this post.
See you soon...
May I also suggest a well written article regarding the Caliphate State:
http://intelwire.egoplex.com/caliphate-10-20-2005.pdf
"But in September 2005, American's best offense has become a desperate defense of virtually any
position in Iraq. In a little-noticed Pentagon news briefing in August, Myers laid out the likely
consequences if the U.S. is perceived as retreating under fire.
"The stakes are huge," said Myers. "If the Zarqawis of the world, if (al Qaeda) were allowed to be
successful in Iraq, in their view, that would be the start of the caliphate that they envision. The
stakes would be huge for the region. You talk about instability. It would be instant instability in
that region, in Saudi Arabia on down the Gulf states, perhaps Iran, Syria, Turkey."
With those words, Myers unambiguously identified America's strategic imperative for the postinvasion
conflict in Iraq -- preventing the birth of a fundamentalist Islamic empire spanning the
entire Middle East -- al Qaeda's Caliphate."
Posted by: The Bosun | December 04, 2005 at 08:51 PM