Iraq and 9/11 Redux

No connection whatsoever, right? Well, staking your argument on proving a negative is always exceedingly hazardous terrain, especially when there’s compelling evidence to contradict you. It’s not proof beyond a reasonable doubt, but since when do we give secretive, opaque regimes the benefit of a standard that was designed for jury trials conducted after open-file discovery?

The greater point, of course, is that as the Sunni insurgency slowly recedes, our enemy in Iraq is increasingly the same group that attacked us on 9/11. If we lose our nerve and cede them a safe haven, we’re finished as a nation.