As to Iraq and the Middle East, I am astounded how well things are developing there. Almost all of the goals of the neo-con strategy are being met. Just think of it! Democracy is taking root, with ripple effects throughout the region. Israel is becoming less of a focus for Arab obsessions, given the spectacle of the Iraqi elections. And the terrorists are now doing what they always preached they would never do: kill fellow Muslims, - a fact not lost on the Arab world.

And that's where the fault always was in the first place: within Arab Muslim society, and not in Israel, or America. It'll take time, but the signs of Arab weariness at their own ineptitude is growing.

What a brilliant strategy!