Frank Gaffney says there was more to the comments from that British general than simply a desire to get British troops out of Iraq. Like anything else, context is important.

This column from the Jerusalem Post suggest that the President should set a timetable for getting U.S. troops out of Iraq, so that the Shiites and Kurds can then be free to fight the Sunnis in an all-out civil war, Middle East style...which would mean defeat and massacre for Iraqi Sunnis. This column from the New York Times indicates that many of our top anti-terrorism officials and the congressmen who oversee them cannot even tell the difference between a Sunni and a Shiite. Meanwhile, the Shiite militias continue to battle the Sunni insurgents in a most brutal fashion.

George W. Bush had a sit-down with some influential conservative radio talk show hosts at the White House. It is clear that the Rove plan for this election is to rally the base, something Rush Limbaugh has already started doing. If independents come out in droves and vote overwhelmingly against incumbents, it will negate any increased turnout by GOP base voters.

One British politician has awakened to the threat posed by Islamofascism. Unfortunately, too many of his countrymen have not, as yet.