IRAQ TO BECOME AN ISLAMIC REPUBLIC?

Make that an anti-American Islamic terrorist support state with billions in oil reserves. That means it's worse than our previous brilliant idea to create a Palestinian terrorist state. Why would we even allow the possibility of this outcome?

Drawing largely upon the advice and counsel of State Department officials—who comprise the bulk of Bremer’s support staff—the civilian administrator placed a number of avowed Islamists on the IGC. When Powell ventured to Iraq last month, the only member of the IGC he met with individually (aside from the Secretary of State’s counterpart) was Islamist Mowaffaq al-Rubaie, former spokesman in the 1990’s for the Dawa Party, which is responsible for the 1983 bombing of the embassy in Kuwait that killed six and injured dozens.

Pressed several weeks ago by Senator Sam Brownback (R-KS) at a hearing about whether or not the U.S. would insist that Iraq become a secular democracy, Bremer responded, “the Iraqis are writing this constitution, not me.” Which prompted one frustrated administration official to ask, “Who is Bremer referring to, the Islamists he stacked the council with?”

First, we failed to use psyops to keep a formerly subdued populace subdued for a few months while we finished cleaning up Iraq. We allowed them raw freedom from day one -- to their own detriment and ours. Now we're going to allow them the freedom to install a hostile government right off the bat? Brilliant. Why the hell did we fight this war again?

This crazy policy is only possible because we're not allowed to officially recognize that the battle has been joined in a holy war not of our choice. We're not fighting random terrorists using our military. The only ones that threaten civilization right now are well-organized and funded Islamist terrorists. They're evil people who live and die to kill Jews, Christians and Hindus for sacrificial worship of Allah, and they want nukes so bad they glow when talking about them. As it is now, even moderate Muslim leaders wink at and defend the bloodletting militant arm of Islam. They know it brings them power. We need to those types of Muslim leaders accountable or just quit fighting. No way should Iraq be allowed to become an Islamic Republic in the current atmosphere. And if we allow it before we topple the Islamic government in Iran we need to have our warplan examined.

The Iraqi terrorists are attacking now in a military version of the Democrats' political strategy. They're betting we get scared, cave in and give "moderates" some control and power with the slim hope that it will make them more rational and thankful. It never works. It's seen as weakness, the power is abused and the attacks get worse. Ted Kennedy and the Dems pulled off the backstabbing scam with both Bush 41 and 43 in the domestic political arena.