Is Al Qaida winning?

[Onlooker]

I'm sure I don't need to the post the links about Mosques being burned and Shiites and Sunnis killing each other. It really does look like Iraq could be plummeting into civil war. From Al Qaida's perspective, this is good. So could this be Al Qaida's checklist:

(1) Attack the United States
(2) Turn the United States into an ally to overthrow Saddam
(3) Get the United States to create fear in Iran to secure victory for their religous right wing
(4) Promote chaos and anarchy in Iraq
(5) Get the people of Iraq to demand the U.S. to leave
(6) Use threats and violence to set up an anti-American Islamic state
(7) Build an alliance with Iran

If that's their plan, then they're now moving into step 4, and our best bet will be to shift the problem to the UN and provide the UN with the kind of military and humanitarian support it needs to try to stabilize the situation. It's a big mess the Republicans have made, and it won't be easy to fix, but one things for sure, let's not keep letting the guy who fell into Al Qaida's trap try to get us out of it.

[jayfish]

1. You Forgot Pol... err I mean #8

(8) Destroy our freedoms.

That's why they hate us right? And, ShrubCo keeps caving to their demands.


Jay

[Warren Stupidity]

2. Theoretically al qaeda despises shiite theocracies.

I guess I have a much more jaded view of the current situation.

1) Invent a replacement opponent for USSR in order to renew a state of permanent war.
2) Steal 2000 election so that executive branch is secured.
3) Opponent is ordered or is allowed to attack inside US in hugely visible manner.
4) Use attack to justify establishment of a one party tyranny and a permanent state of war and use these to plunder the world in a vast kleptocracy scheme.*
5) Invade Iraq.
6) Prepare to attack/invade Iran.
7) ...
8) oops we ran out of oil.

* corrupt entire election process to guarantee future victories while maintaining facade of institutional normalcy. Use kleptocracy controlled media to befuddle 70% of public.