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Look Who’s Tattling Now

In The Bullpen (Chad Evans) The Declassified NIE — “But overall the report doesn’t exactly say what the press reported last week and over the weekend, nor does it state what some Democratic politicians have been clamoring about. In fact it makes the case for continuing the fight in Iraq even more important. The rather obvious comment Iraq has turned into a ’cause’ for radical Islamic terrorism has been known for some time now, but it is no different than any of the other alleged ’causes’ these groups pertend to be murdering for. And it always goes back to their own religious beliefs rather than any supposed grievance they might have.”

Outside The Beltway (James Joyner) National Intelligence Estimate “Trends in Global Terrorism – Key Findings — “These findings are much less controversial taken in their entirety than the “Iraq War equals more terrorists” meme seized on by the NYT and WaPo when they reported on this. Indeed, my reaction to the “key findings” is basically, “Well, yeah. We’re actually paying people to come up with this?!” ”

Captain’s Quarters (Ed Morrissey) The Real NIE Revelations — “As the NIE concludes, a victory in Iraq would seriously damage the radical Islamist movement, perhaps even mortally. We have no chance to strike a blow against them by retreating. Democrats have badly misrepresented this report and offer the one solution guaranteed to result in making the problem worse — as the NIE also concludes.”

Senator Bill Frist’s VOLPAC Blog The NYT Should Read the NIE — “The declassified judgments on the NIE present a sobering look at the threats we face five years into the War on Terror … and the harrowing consequences of the Democrat policy of abandonment and failure in Iraq.”