[westmichman]

It would only take a small "violent minority" to overrun France!

[Billthedrill]

"Ignorant of the world and blinded by their power, the Americans often only arrive at the right solution after having exhausted all the alternatives," Le Figaro said, paraphrasing Winston Churchill.

But not this time. There were plenty of other alternatives recommended by numerous European "friends," such as immediate withdrawal, replacement of Saddam with a strong man, returning Saddam to a seat we'd "illegally" removed him from...this course of action wasn't blundered into, it was worked for, and it would be nice to hear somebody admit it, however grudgingly.

[freedomcrusader]

Liberation, a left-leaning newspaper, also hailed Sunday's polls held against all odds, saying the strong turnout revealed the insurgents as "a violent minority whose power to persuade or intimidate is exerted only on part of the Sunni minority."

Gee, wish Bush and conservatives had said that before the election...oh wait, they did. Only idiot French-frog moronic cheese-eating surrender monkey pantywaist nancy-boy liberals were so stupid as to think otherwise before the election.

[skullocrushah]

my oh my how shred le figaro is in her analysis! haha

[Unam Sanctam]

For people who have objectively been following this, the election is simply one more step in the same process we have been following for more than a year -- staged transition to democracy and training up Iraqi security. That has always been the exit strategy and always will be. The Euros and the Dems now think that this is the "beginning" of an exit strategy? The trouble is that they have believed their own propaganda about how only negative things happen in Iraq and not positive things.

[doug from upland]

This president does not need to be called the winner. He has a vision and knows the right thing to do no matter what people think or say. He will continue to do so. He answers to the Constitution and to God.

[bubman]

"It also said the new Iraqi leaders must set about organising the rapid withdrawal of the foreign forces in their country because "more and more, they are part of the problem rather than the solution."

Now we know where Oldsmobile Kennedy gets his talking points from!!!

[-=Wing_0_Walker=-]

"Americans discover the beginning of an exit strategy" It has ALWAYS been our exit strategy. No new discovery here.

[snowsislander]

"Ignorant of the world and blinded by their power, the Americans often only arrive at the right solution after having exhausted all the alternatives,"

Contrary to Le Figaro's formulation, who has instead been proven to be willfully ignorant of the world and blinded by that ignorance? Might it not be France?

Indeed, President Bush's formulation has proven to be far more idealistic -- and far more powerful. Now if we can find the courage to continue down what has proven to be a challenging but fruitful path without adopting the crippling cynicism of France, an affection of worldliness that is anything but.

[eyespysomething]

despite violence gripping Iraq

Gripping, gripping I tell ya!

[dfwgator]

Gee, glad they approve...*yawn*.