[PerConPat]

That is my biggest worry that we as a country do not wake up to the threat of Islamofascism

Precisely...What's done is done; and I pray that history will place less emphasis on how Iraq was handled than on the view that Afghanistan and Iraq marked the end of the blumenkrieg and the beginning of the long and difficult "hot" war against terror. Whatever one thinks about enough or not enough troops, the first crucial steps to lance the boil have been taken.

My great fear, now, is the possibility of denial leading to a retreat into thumb twirling, another round of weakening the military whilst the fanatics again back off and develop WMD. Actually, Israel may hold the key to these proceedings. The next two years will be critical.

[rodguy911]

I agree. If Israel does not fire up her jet bombers and soon, taking out iran's nuke potential we may have much more on our plate.