Read This Before You End the War

Phil Orenstein writing for the Democracy Project suggests the powers that be in Congress should think long and hard about the War on Terror in light of Britain’s al-Qaeda terrorist attack. As you read Phil keep this in the back of your mind: the al-Qaeda attack was planned by the Iraq division of al-Qaeda, Inc.

JRH 7/8/07

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Read This Before You End the War

Phil Orenstein

Jul. 6, 2007 12:58 AM

Democracy Project

M15, Britain’s intelligence agency reported that the London and Glascow car bomb sleeper cell suspects were all affluent physicians and outstanding professionals selectively recruited years ago to be part of an organized clandestine terror plot to work undercover in British hospitals. Dr. Asha Mohammed, a brilliant neurosurgeon, is the suspected ringleader of an al Qaeda cell with up to 12 members, including six doctors, medicals students and hospital workers.

However grotesque and unbelievable the thought that those who practice the compassionate art of healing have been true believers on an undercover religious mission to kill innocent people, it’s not enough to wake up Washington to the evil of the radical Islamic enemy of Western Civilization. The fog on Capitol Hill grows thicker as Congressional Democrats pound the drums to end the war in Iraq and spineless Republicans cave in one by one. In order to overturn a likely veto by the President of any bill that would support a retreat or withdrawal of funding, one third of Senate Republicans would have to vote to support the bill.

July 9th, the date when the Senate reconvenes, will be the moment of truth. Sadly, according to a news story in the New York Sun, it looks likely that the Congressional Republicans will be swayed. John Podesta, CEO of the Center for American Progress, discussing the relentless efforts to sway Republicans to retreat from Iraq said, “You just listen to the voice on the Republican side. They are nervous and looking for alternatives.”

Already the top Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Richard Lugar is calling for troop withdrawals repeating the falsehood that the troop surge is not working. The next day, panic stricken Republican Senator George Voinovich joined him in disgrace and as many as 15 others who wont support the surge may follow suit.

Before the Senate reconvenes on Monday, I would urge them over the weekend to read an article by Steve Schippert, co-founder of the Center for Threat Awareness, about the white elephant in the middle of the room. It’s a real elephant that everyone is avoiding, because it’s just too damn terrifyingly true. It’s the question of the deteriorating state of Pakistan, the ultimate fall of our ally President Musharraf sooner or later, and the rise of the new epicenter of al Qaeda and the Taliban in a regional Islamic alliance with Iran and certainly Iraq if we withdraw too soon. It’s time we recall the uncomfortable scenario that Pakistan already has nuclear weapons. Read this article before you end the war on Monday!