Lazy Gopher Pachyderm

World Net Daily has done something that, to my knowledge, no other news outlet has done…asked America’s enemies for their thoughts on the election. From the responses there’s no doubt what result the world’s Islamic terrorists would like to see; an election of enough Democrats to ensure America’s withdrawal from Iraq so that the terrorists can take Iraq back from the brink of democratization.

A couple key quotes from the article:

"Of course Americans should vote Democrat," Jihad Jaara, a senior member of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades…”because there is an atmosphere in America that encourages those who want to withdraw from Iraq.”

Muhammad Saadi, a senior leader of Islamic Jihad in the northern West Bank town of Jenin; "As Arabs and Muslims we feel proud of this talk [by Democrats of withdrawal]. Very proud from the great successes of the Iraqi resistance. This success that brought the big superpower of the world to discuss a possible withdrawal."

WND read Pelosi's remarks to the terror leaders, who unanimously rejected her contention an American withdrawal would end the insurgency….Islamic Jihad's Saadi, laughing, stated, "There is no chance that the resistance will stop."

Hamas' Abu Abdullah argued a withdrawal from Iraq would "convince those among the Palestinians who still have doubts in the efficiency of the resistance...I tell the American people vote for withdrawal. Abandon Israel if you want to save America. "

Three things come to mind reading the above. First, the ‘Nancy Pelosi’ world view is completely incorrect (if we leave Iraq, the terrorists will leave; the real war is in Afghanistan; fighting them only makes them mad).

Second, if the enemy can’t win in Iraq until America leaves, they must not be winning. That means we’re not losing.

Third, these are the people that Senate candidate Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) apparently wants to "negotiate" with.

Read the whole thing.


Update: In Powerline's coverage of this story they contact WND to confirm actual contact with the terrorists. WND's reply:

Aaron Klein is WND Bureau Chief in Jerusalem. He interviewed the terrorists in person.

Aaron is the only journalist doing this sort of work-he has risked his life continually for two years developing sources deep within the terrorist organizations.