Iraq . . . because it's as good a place to kill jihadis as anywhere.

Frank Salvato suggests a more useful way of looking at Iraq. It's a convenient battlefield of our choosing and when the whole world is the battlefield against Islamofascism it does not make much sense to split hairs about whether the troops should stay or come home.

Yet, in order to advance a political power-play, the progressive, anti-war left surrenders to their addiction to the pursuit of power much like a crack-whore lays down for any “customer” with a five-dollar bill.

It’s pretty simple. Iraq is the central battlefield in the war against Islamofascism because we decided it was. We chose the place and we chose the time. We chose the mean streets of Iraq because they were being ruled by a thug regime that promoted the demise of the United States while facilitating terrorists and their organizations. We chose them over the streets of New York, Boston, Chicago or even San Francisco.

It would make sense to split hairs about which country to kill jihadis in. We prefer Iran over any other battlefield.

The Colonel's pretty tired of swatting the fleas that fall off the Iranian dog. What is it with our fascination with proxy warfare?

"Designating the Battlefields Is Essential ." By Frank Salvato, OpinionEditorials.com, 9/1/06.