June 3, 2003
"The terrorists have won."
It hit me this afternoon that if what Wolfowitz said last week is true, then the terrorists of 9/11 have, indeed, won, and the neocons, including Wolfowitz, handed them the victory.
One of the key goals of Al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden was the removal of US military bases from Arab lands, in particular Saudi Arabia. Wolfowitz said last week that one of the reasons for the invasion of Iraq was the removal of US military bases from Saudi Arabia. Hmm. So we have done exactly what the terrorists wanted us to do? You can call it "removing an excuse for terrorism" if you like, but the fact remains that this step does indeed accomplish one of the major goals of Al Qaeda and the 9/11 terrorists.
So, in a very real albeit limited way, "the terrorists have won." And Wolfowitz, Rumsfeld, Bush and the rest gave them the victory. Does anyone else find that as ironic as I do?
Posted by Frank at June 3, 2003 8:25 PM