It has achieved some remarkable successes – demonstrated by the thwarting of terror plots across the world and the inability of Al Qaeda to launch a single attack on the U.S. since 9/11.

Groups like Al Qaeda & Hamas have been largely crippled by successful military action, effective security measures, good intelligence and the cutting of finances.

It’s a bitter irony then, that this successful war on terror has not been mortally wounded by terrorists, but by the seditionary actions of domestic “liberals”.

Five years of media pressure, Democratic party interference and general left wing moaning have made it increasingly uncomfortable for Bush to act.

The left will, of course, vocally deny any support of terror and extremism, but what other conclusion can one draw when their actions create tangible benefits for Islamofascists?

The impediment of the patriot act by the democratic party, the exposure of intelligence practices by the NY Times and the left’s general mischaracterization of terrorist surveillance as “domestic wiretapping” are three prime cases in point.

It’s also fair to say that the gusto with which the war on terror was initially pursued, dropped off dramatically with the somewhat tangential ousting of Saddam.

Of course Saddam was a tyrant and anyone with a conscience should be celebrating his demise, but Iraq was never as central to international terrorism as, say, Syria & Iran.

Had those regimes been neutered beforehand, the liberation of Iraq would have been a lot more straightforward.

Much as I admire Bush for being the only leader with the integrity to take the war to the Islamofascists, I think it is a crying shame that he feels the need to temper his policy with consideration for Liberals (see immigration). It doesn’t work anyway. They still hate him.

Ethiopia is not bothered by irrelevancies like the desire to please Liberals. Perhaps we should let them conduct the war in Iraq and against Hezbollah!

I’m getting the feeling that Allah’s mujhadeen are only good at terrorizing their women and unarmed civilians.

Jihad – Arabic for “sure I talk tough, but that’s because I have no peni$”

Witnesses reported that Ethiopian fighter jets and helicopter gunships were firing missiles at the retreating Islamist pickup trucks, easy targets in the open desert.

This is why the U.S. fails to win its battles.

Jihadis crumble as Ethiopians advance on MogadishuAllahpundit Can we get a few battalions of Ethiopians in Iraq?Islamist forces in Somalia beat a hasty retreat today to their stronghold in Mogadishu, Somalia’s battle-scared capital, crumbling faster …

But none of this would even be needed if Klinton hadn’t punked out of the Mog. Thanks Bill Klinton! You’re the gift that keeps on giving.

Bill, the Ethies are gonna show you up and teach ya how to deal with the ‘Skinnies’. Hang your head in shame.

- The Cat

See, China and their nationalized oil company don’t do anything for oil when they’re signing contracts for oil production, but when Ethiopians are wiping up Islamists, then it’s because the US wants the oil. See? Makes sense.

Events continue to unfold in Somalia, as Ethiopian forces pound Islamists. This story has flown under the radar of late, but war-torn Somalia has come under control of Islamists who would like to establish a Taliban-style base of operations. Typicall…..

– The U.S. intigated this? Can you back that allegation with something besides your magic 8-ball, Salim?

The best antidote to terrorism in Somalia is stability, which the Islamic Courts have provided.

They have eliminated soccer hooliganism, at least.

As in other Muslim-Western conflicts, the world needs to engage with the Islamists to secure peace.

Now there is a good writer; he summed up with a topic sentence.

Course if they did they’d probably throw out the reporters and give the UN the finger.

Wish we had that kind of spine.

Show us some real evidence, Mr. Lone, or otherwise go see the doctor about your advanced case of BDS.

The more western Somalia government then can work to finish off the Islamics.

Considering that they got military aid from outside look for more islamics to go to Somalia.

The WOT must always be a full court press on all fronts