"'Axis of Weasel' Cries Uncle"
Jeff Jacoby of The Boston Globe:
Listen to Claus Christian Malzahn in the German newsmagazine Der Spiegel: ''Could George W. be right?" And Guy Sorman in France's Le Figaro: ''And if Bush was right?" And NPR's Daniel Schorr in The Christian Science Monitor: ''The Iraq effect? Bush may have had it right." And London's Independent, in a Page 1 headline on Monday: ''Was Bush right after all?"
Even Jon Stewart, host of Comedy Central's ''Daily Show" and an indefatigable Bush critic, has learned the new lyrics. ''Here's the great fear that I have," he said recently. ''What if Bush . . . has been right about this all along? I feel like my world view will not sustain itself and I may . . . implode."
I'm not saying we should get cocky at all, and I think the Middle East has a long way to go, but it is nice that democratic achievements in that region are recognized from the Left. Afghanistan and Iraq are good starts, and it seems Lebanon could join them, as well as Egypt, but the bigger fish of Saudi Arabia and Iran are still a long way off. That doesn't mean we should not celebrate the sucesses of 2004 and 5, but we should still recognize that this is long term, and it may not be easy. I know I am in support, and I hope this signals a change from the Left. If there is not support from both sides of the spectrum on this issue, then it will fail, and we're doomed to the continuation of religious tyranny across the Middle East.
Listen to Claus Christian Malzahn in the German newsmagazine Der Spiegel: ''Could George W. be right?" And Guy Sorman in France's Le Figaro: ''And if Bush was right?" And NPR's Daniel Schorr in The Christian Science Monitor: ''The Iraq effect? Bush may have had it right." And London's Independent, in a Page 1 headline on Monday: ''Was Bush right after all?"
Even Jon Stewart, host of Comedy Central's ''Daily Show" and an indefatigable Bush critic, has learned the new lyrics. ''Here's the great fear that I have," he said recently. ''What if Bush . . . has been right about this all along? I feel like my world view will not sustain itself and I may . . . implode."
I'm not saying we should get cocky at all, and I think the Middle East has a long way to go, but it is nice that democratic achievements in that region are recognized from the Left. Afghanistan and Iraq are good starts, and it seems Lebanon could join them, as well as Egypt, but the bigger fish of Saudi Arabia and Iran are still a long way off. That doesn't mean we should not celebrate the sucesses of 2004 and 5, but we should still recognize that this is long term, and it may not be easy. I know I am in support, and I hope this signals a change from the Left. If there is not support from both sides of the spectrum on this issue, then it will fail, and we're doomed to the continuation of religious tyranny across the Middle East.
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