[LaBelleDameSansMerci]

Ledeen: "...instead, America's enemies will be the subject of revolutionary change at its hands...."

Cultural Jihad: ""...Excellent essay bump..."

You can't mean that. Unless you look forward to the prospect of drowning in the oceans of blood that will be unleashed by these revolutionary democracies at whose birth our government and military seems determined to preside like Wicked Fairy Godmothers--having learned NOTHING from history.

[ninenot]

Ledeen, over the years, (I used to read his stuff in the old American Spectator) has been pretty reliably interested in getting the US heavily involved in the Middle East.

One of his methods of persuasion is to make it sound all so simple--just send the Army, fire a few rounds, and SHAZAM! the bad guys go away, justice and peace reign, and chocolate cake is served with tea at 5:00 PM.

It ain't that simple. For openers, Americans will only put up with war for a certain period of time without some real measurable results. Two to three years, outside. Body bags begin to wear on the national psyche.

Further, we ought to expect that the terrorists will take more opportunities to disrupt things at home (not EVER a feature of any other US war except the Revolution--i.e., having an enemy within our borders.) This will add a large measure of unpredictability to the reaction of the population here, as well as having some disheartening effects on the national resolve.

NONE of these items is insuperable, and NONE of them individually will stop us from pursuing and winning. BUT: in combination, this will be a new and unsettling experience. Hope Ledeen's boys go to the war--accompanying mine.