You Can't Take Them Anywhere

Lyndon Johnson once remarked that the Democrats had a tendancy to piss into their tent, not outwards. That's exactly what Kerry and his surrogates did last week...except it was America's tent. Allen Forkum nails it:

Here's how Al-Jazeera reported Kerry's comments to the Middle East: Allawi's Congress speech draws flak. First they quote a "regional analyst."

"Iraq is not free nor is it stable. There is nationwide chaos. Its infrastructure has been destroyed and its wealth pillaged and plundered by the US occupation," [Mustafa Bakri, editor of the weekly Egyptian news magazine al-Osboa] told Aljazeera.net.

Then they introduce Kerry's comments:

The most severe criticism, however, came from Kerry, who claimed Allawi's speech was an attempt to put the "best face" on an Iraq campaign that is out of control.

You think al-Sadr and al-Zarqawi smiled when they read that? I do.

Me, too, if Kerry continues to go negative on Iraq, he will only isolate our current allies, harden the resistance in Iraq and embolden al-Qaeda. It is not a winning strategy for America, or Kerry.