“I don’t think you can overstate the importance that the rise of Islamic fundamentalism will have to the rest of the world in the century ahead — especially if, as seems possible, its most fanatical elements get their hands on nuclear and chemical weapons and the means to deliver them against their enemies.” – Ronald Reagan, “An American Life,” chapter 57.
SCORE ONE FOR YOURS TRULY: “After a mere three weeks, the press has begun to use the word, ‘quagmire.’ After three weeks, liberal critics have pronounced the war not merely lost but unwinnable, and conservative critics have declared it half-hearted. The only thing that can be said about such armchair strategists is that they cannot have a clue what they’re talking about.” – yours truly, Sunday Times, November 4.
JONAH’S VICIOUS ATTACK: Just kidding. A response is in the works …
The Dish 