Nordlinger From Israel

Jay Nordlinger's Impromptus on National Review Online

I've been enjoying Jay Nordlinger's journal of his ongoing visit to the land of Israel. Here is a tidbit he gives from an interview with Oded Granot, a "big television presence" there in Israel.

"Finally, a bit about the U.S. election. I paraphrase: 'If Bush is reelected and succeeds in Iraq, this will have a big effect on the region - including the Palestinian question. If he fails, or the U.S. fails, it will be a disaster. The worst Arab leaders will say, 'We are the master of this region now, not the U.S.' Iran will be emboldened, when it least needs to be. A U.S. pullout would be a green light for the extremists.'"

Sure makes you pause to consider where we are. Regardless of why or how we got there just pulling out isn't going to bring the world back together again.