حركة المقاومة الاسلامية = This Can't Be Good...

The major justification armchair quarterbacks in favor of this Iraq war have given – other than WMD’s and ties to 9/11 – is that attack an unarmed country that didn’t threaten us in the most politically sensitive region on the planet will spread peace, like fairy dust, throughout the region.

Apparently the voters in the Palestinian legislative elections didn’t get the message.

By an overwhelming and what some are even considering a shocking victory, the Palestinian state has just seated a known terrorist organization to run the government.

Granted, Hamas is just as involved with running soccer teams and financing charities as much, if not more than exploding busses in Tel Aviv during rush hour – but make no mistake, this election is very, very significant news not only for that region but also for ours.

We’re reminded constantly from our current administration that the war in Iraq is planting the seed of freedom, peace, and (insert bumper sticker slogan here). With Iraq’s own government now tilted toward an Iranian-friendly Shiite majority, Iran pledging to grow it’s nuclear program, and a Terrorist organization who would rather annihilate Israel that sit down for talks with it – I’d say the seeds of peace may have a long time before they bud.

But hey, maybe I’m just a pessimist.

Say what you want about Saddam – he was a brutal tyrant – but he wasn’t a fundamentalist Islamic crusader, and that’s exactly where much of the terror aimed at the West comes from. Sounds incredibly fundamental and obvious, but you wouldn’t believe the amount of people on the Right who haven’t learned this concept yet. One of them is giving a press conference with a smirk on his face as I write this.

Over at needlenose, there are a couple photos of Bush from said conference: