Great Minds
Last week, I quoted Paul Wolfowitz: "To those who think the battle in Iraq is a distraction from the global war against terrorism . . . tell that to our troops." I suggested that his logic would lead to a never-ending war which would eventually be fought on the streets of this country:

"To those who think the battle in Colombia is a distraction from the global war against terrorism... "

and not too much longer after that:

"To those who think the battle in Kentucky is a distraction from the global war against terrorism..."

Billmon suggests that a statement in W's Big Lie last night leads to the same thing:

MISSION CREEP

2002: "We are fighting that enemy in Afghanistan so that we do not meet him again on our streets, in our own cities."

2003: "We are fighting that enemy in Afghanistan and Iraq so that we do not meet him again on our streets, in our own cities."

2004: "We are fighting that enemy in Afghanistan and Iraq and Saudi Arabia so that we do not meet him again on our streets, in our own cities."

2005: "We are fighting that enemy in Afghanistan and Iraq and Saudi Arabia and Syria and Lebanon and Yemen and Algeria and the West Bank, so that we do not meet him again on our streets, in our own cities."

2006: "We are fighting that enemy in the streets of America, in our own cities."