this guy...

Here's what our president had to say about Muslim extremists:

"The militants believe that controlling one country will rally the Muslim masses, enabling them to overthrow all moderate governments in the region, and establish a radical Islamic empire that spans from Spain to Indonesia," Bush asserted.

Ok, granted. that would kind of suck. But doesn't it sound kind of us-against-them to even bring this goal up? And wouldn't it be helpful to....I dunno....work together with our friends in the area to combat extremists? There's a lot of nations between Spain and Indonesia that might object to being run by a radical Islamic empire. Not that they don't need our help and support to fight the spread of radical Islam. I guess what I'm saying is - the threat of international terror is real, but to me, this statement smacks of fear-mongering. "The other guys want to take over the WORLD! That's why this little country in the middle is so important. At least, that's our reason for today. Stay tuned for further justifications."

Here's how he summed up:

"Against such an enemy, there's only one effective response: We never back down, never give in and never accept anything less than complete victory," Bush declared.


That's right - apparently in our endlessly complicated, turbulent world, there is such thing as "complete victory*." Glad to see that at least we don't have an idealogue in charge.

*Does "complete victory" remind anyone else of "final solution"? Who is this guy's speechwriter anyway??