[kabar]

VDH right on the mark again. I was in Tehran when the Shah was deposed and Khomeni hijacked the revolution. I was also at our embassy when we were overrun the first time on February 14, 1979. IMO this was the opening salvo of militant Islam's attack on the West. It reinforced the proposition that Islamic fundamentalists could defeat Western influence in their countries. The defeat of the Soviets in Afghanistan and ousting of the US from Lebanon added to this momentum.

What GWB is doing now is demonstrating that militant Islam can be defeated and rolled back. There is a lot at stake in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the mullahs in Iran know it. Their very existence and control of Iran is at risk. It is no wonder that they are aiding the terrorists in Iraq against the US. The mullahs in Iran are next.

[lentulusgracchus]

The mullahs in Iran are next.

Not if the liberal New Class has anything to say about it. They're in full ululation mode, trying to shove the country's nose into the carpet and "cure" us of our support for President Bush.

Bad dog! Bad dog! NEVER vote Republican again!

[SJackson]

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[Publius6961]

What GWB is doing now is demonstrating that militant Islam can be defeated and rolled back. There is a lot at stake in Afghanistan and Iraq, and the mullahs in Iran know it. Their very existence and control of Iran is at risk. It is no wonder that they are aiding the terrorists in Iraq against the US. The mullahs in Iran are next.

More to the point, the sandmaggots must be made to see with crystal clarity that in the past we chose not to act.

We could have, perhaps should have, responded more assertively decisively and directly. We are doing so now. Deal with it, back off, or die!