A note came to me in e-mail today from a long-time friend.
I’d been reading the papers. I’m aware that there’s a buildup of ugliness in Iraq and elsewhere right before our elections.
I’m aware that people are asking why. I’m aware that in this runup to the election there’s been a political spin to the questions.
Is the ugliness an attempt to influence the elections? If so, who would “they” want to win? Are “they” wanting the Democrats to win because the Democrats are soft on defense and ready to cut and run? (Well, so say Rush Limbaugh, Fox News and others of the Benevolent & Protective Order of Ilks of the USA as they warn us to stay the course and vote Republican because “they” would like us to do elsewise.)
My guess is that “they” would want the status quo to win because the status quo is, afterall, the best recruiting mechanism they have … but then I’ve been a chess player since pre-school.
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