In my never-ending quest to destroy the myth that Karl Rove is a genius... Here's Rove today on FoxNews talking about the war in Iraq:
Remember, we removed, as you said, Saddam Hussein in 22 days. But then the enemy, the al Qaeda extremists decided to make the central battlefield in the global war on terror. This will be worth that if we win. If we win we will have dealt the enemy a huge blow in a battlefield they chose to confront us on.
And it will send a powerful message throughout the Islamic world. I think Bernard Lewis of Princeton is accurate. That the Muslim world is waiting to see who is going to win the conflict. Is it going to be the West or is it going to be al Qaeda? And by winning, we will send a powerful message that the momentum is on our side. And it will rally the Muslim world to us. It will also create a huge influence in the Middle East. Think about the creation of the democracy in the Middle East with the third-largest oil reserves in the world. If we have a functioning democracy in Iraq, that is an ally in the war on terror, a counterweight to mullahs Iran and to Assad in Syria, this will create a very hopeful center of reform and energy for reform throughout the Middle East.
Well, OK. I suppose that's a possible outcome. Just like its possible that magical ponies will appear outside my window tonight to whisk me off to a land of lollipops and marshmallows. I mean it could happen, but....
Yes Karl. I'm sure that after watching these past 5 years what the people in the Middle East most desperately want is for us to bring our democracy building project to their lands. Why ever would anyone think otherwise?
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