I Can't Tell You How I Know This

Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) has been making some interesting points on CNN today. First, he makes the point that the security and well being of the US and Western world is dependent upon a stable Iraq. Secondly, he says that Saudi security is of particular concern. If the royal family were to lose power to radical insurgents, Nelson theorized, the entire region would be susceptible to another domino effect. With the world's largest oil reserves controlled by committed jihadis would almost certainly precipitate a world war. Chilling. Even more so is the analysis contained in the just release book by an anonymous CIA officer entitled, Imperial Hubris. While the author's belief that the Iraqi and Afghani invasions were not only poorly executed, but "failed half-wars," seems to this Jack to be incorrect, here is analysis that is powerful: "We are fighting a worldwide Islamic insurgency -- not criminality or terrorism -- and our policy and procedures have failed to make more than a modest dent in enemy forces." This dialogue of the Yellow Jacks has been opened to ferment the development of this new generation's social construction. It seems, however, that before we can begin improving the world that we have inherited, we must survive.