Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Reason to Kill and Maim

The conventional wisdom of our Left is that Iraq is the bad war that incites jihadis to wage war against us while Afghanistan is the good war.

You'll need to sit down before I go on because I have some shocking news to report.

Ready? Take a deep breath and clutch your "Yes We Can" plush toy, and then read this:

The Taliban's fugitive leader said the planned increase in U.S. troops in Afghanistan will give his fighters incentive to kill and maim more Americans than ever.


I know, I know. This is inconceivable. How could Moslems possibly use the "good war" as a rallying cry? They only hated us for liberating Iraq from Saddam Hussein!

Hey, maybe the jihadis are just getting around to translating the hope and change memo. So we'll see that jihadi change of heart any day now.