Originally Posted by NW Ponderer
We have, unwittingly (or maybe purposefully) provided them with a cause to rally around and recruit against. The invasion . . .
Yes, my point exactly.

Originally Posted by NW Ponderer
It is what is referred to in the trade as "the long con."
Tinfoil hat time! The implication here is that the Administration has mortgaged the nation to the tune of over a half Trillion dollars by duping people into supporting the neo-con's dream of world domination under the guise of a defensive maneuver to prevent the fulfillment of the Islamist dream of world domination.

Can you believe it?

Steve
Give us the wisdom to teach our children to love,
to respect and be kind to one another,
so that we may grow with peace in mind.
(Native American prayer)