Posted by
Icarus on Wednesday, December 06, 2006 1:50:57 PM
During her show, this morning (Wednesday, 12/6), Laura Ingraham noted that the Iraq Study Group (ISG) only mentioned victory in context associated with how the major Islamo-Nazi terrorist group Al Qaeda views the Iraqi front in this war.
In fact, ISG noted 'victory' on three separate occasions in this "Defeat Through Diplomacy" report. Here they are:
"If the situation continues to deteriorate, the consequences could be severe. A slide toward chaos could trigger the collapse of Iraq’s government and a humanitarian catastrophe. Neighboring countries could intervene. Sunni-Shia clashes could spread. Al Qaeda could win a propaganda victory and expand
its base of operations. The global standing of the United States could be diminished. Americans could become more polarized." (pg. xiv)
"Al Qaeda will portray any failure by the United States in Iraq as a significant victory that will be featured
prominently as they recruit for their cause in the region and around the world. Ayman al-Zawahiri, deputy to Osama bin Laden, has declared Iraq a focus for al Qaeda: they will seek to expel the Americans and then spread “the jihad wave to the secular countries neighboring Iraq.” (pg. 34)
"Al Qaeda would depict our withdrawal as a historic victory. If we leave and Iraq descends into chaos, the long-range consequences could eventually require the United States to return." (pg. 38)
That's it. Three mentions. All from the perspective of Al Qaeda.
Did not a single member of the Baker-Hamilton-Chamberlain Committee contemplate an American-Iraqi Victory on this front? Apparently not.
The future does look grim for Iraq, especially if Swedes and Europhiles like the folks on this committee are leading the way.