What Blair's Win Really Means
It means, in no uncertain terms, that more Brits support the War in Iraq than not. That makes three leaders who have been reelected, even with Iraq, to 1 (Aznar of Spain) who haven't. To top it all of, Aznar's defeat may have been because of how he handled the ETA and 3/11 on the whole. I would call the War in Iraq as popular as it ever was.
Also, I love it when political cartoons sum up my feelings perfectly.
I also think that this goes hand-in-hand with the increase of violence in Iraq after the recent ratification of the new government, and the decline of al Qaeda. As more and more terrorism in Iraq is directed at Iraqi Muslims, the less popular organizations (and more importantly, the mentalilty) like al Qaeda become. While I am not sure the mainstream media will pick up on this at all, I think many Muslims will. We really can win the hearts and minds of the Middle East with Western-adapted democracy.
Also, I love it when political cartoons sum up my feelings perfectly.
I also think that this goes hand-in-hand with the increase of violence in Iraq after the recent ratification of the new government, and the decline of al Qaeda. As more and more terrorism in Iraq is directed at Iraqi Muslims, the less popular organizations (and more importantly, the mentalilty) like al Qaeda become. While I am not sure the mainstream media will pick up on this at all, I think many Muslims will. We really can win the hearts and minds of the Middle East with Western-adapted democracy.
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