Al-Zarqawi's death . . . will not end the insurgency that has pushed Iraq into a violent downward spiral. . . . As long as large numbers of U.S. troops remain indefinitely in Iraq, that tragic death toll will continue to rise, because Iraq will remain a crucible for the recruitment and development of a wide range of terrorist networks determined to fight so-called American "occupiers." (emphasis added)
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A comprehensive strategy to fight terrorism must also address countries like Somalia. Failed states like Somalia are the breeding grounds for terrorism and instability (emphasis added).
Opinion Journal points out the weakness of the Feingold doctrine, but there is a neat paradox in Sen. Feingold's argument: If the U.S. abandons Iraq to the terrorists and Saddam loyalists in accordance with the Feingold doctrine, is it more or less likely that Iraq would become a "failed state"? Or is Sen. Feingold arguing the inconceivable, namely that if the U.S. cuts and runs, Iraq would become a thriving democracy? So, according to the Feingold paradox, U.S. presence and cooperation are "a crucible for the recruitment and development of a wide range of terrorist networks" and "failed states" (which is what Iraq would be if the U.S. followed the Feingold's cut-and-run doctrine) "are the breeding grounds for terrorism and instability." Got it: stay and cause terrorists recruitment and development or leave and cause terrorists breeding and instability. Only from the mind of a Democrat . . . .
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