A decision for Iraq

Dr Amir Taheri, cutting through all the partisan nonsense suffocating Washington and the media in these last six or seven days, at Asharq Alawsat:

... What all this means is that the struggle in Iraq is part of the broader war against global terrorism. It is also clear that a majority of Iraqis do not support the various terrorist groups operating there and, thus, it would be treacherous to abandon them before they can defend themselves. ...

 
The message to those in search of "elegant solutions" is simple: this is a war, stupid! And what are the options in a war?

 
One can fight to win. One can surrender to the enemy. One can panic and run away.

 
These are the options in Iraq. So, let the debate begin.

It is in fact becoming increasingly 'obvious' in the U.S. press that 'panic and run' isn't really an option: but the servitude of the media to the Democrat agenda of the moment required that this not be admitted prior to the 7th November.