>The terrorists are going to win. That is, the U.S. is going at some
>point to begin a withdrawal from the arc that runs from Morocco to
>Indonesia. It will do so with immense bloodshed, including really
>serious terrorist acts and heavy casualties or it will withdraw in good
>order, sharply cutting support of Israel, stopping all pressure on Iraq
>and Iran, withdrawing troops from Saudi Arabia. The war in Afghanistan
>will be objectively a fiasco, though for the time being the U.S. may be
>able to visit sufficient horror on the people of Afghanistan to "save
>face" at home.
so you do recognize that what pulling out of the ME means: the likelihood of the rise of proto-fascists to power. after all, once the US has conceded with egg on its face, they will be even more powerful than they are now.
hmmmmmmm.
kelley