''We are in a media race for . . . hearts and minds. ...The aftermath of the collapse of American power in Vietnam--and how they ran and left their agents--is noteworthy.'' - al Qaeda's No. 2 man, Ayman al-Zawahiri, 10/2005`
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scream-of-consciousness; "If you're trying to change minds and influence people it's probably not a good idea to say that virtually all elected Democrats are liars, but what the hell."
''We are in a media race for . . . hearts and minds. ...The aftermath of the collapse of American power in Vietnam--and how they ran and left their agents--is noteworthy.'' - al Qaeda's No. 2 man, Ayman al-Zawahiri, 10/2005`
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"If the number of Islamic terror attacks continues at the current rate, candlelight vigils will soon be the number-one cause of global warming. " |
Something occurred to me yesterday and I don't know why it hadn't before .. I'm guessing that you've heard the expression: "if the only tool that you have is a hammer, then every problem starts to look like a nail". If every anti- Bush journo thinks that Iraq = Vietnam, then they are going to miss the very big (and different) historical currents that are moving around the world right now. I'm a bit hopeful that the the lunatic Iranian President's statements and the Hamas election victory will serve as some kind of clue bat for at least a few more of these people that "we're not in Kansas anymore".
your pal over the river in VA, Mark
A+! Mark. However, I like to keep it simple. Rabid dogs.
''We are in a media race for . . . hearts and minds."
Al Qaida has already won the hearts and minds of the media. But it is not helping them, they still are losing every military battle they fight.