Blogs for Bush quotes this and I thought it was good enough to just reproduce here-
Those who want a premature U.S. withdrawal from Iraq will now have to explain why that won't play into the hands – and plans – of the enemy. Zawahiri makes it quite clear that al Qaeda's ambitions extend well beyond the borders of any one country. The goal is a fundamentalist Islamic regime that begins in Iraq, extends into the neighboring secular nations of the region, assaults Israel and moves on from there. And yes, he uses the word 'caliphate.' But let Zawahiri speak for himself. The jihadists, he writes, 'must not have their mission end with the expulsion of the Americans from Iraq, and then lay down their weapons, and silence the fighting zeal.' … The long Zawahiri letter is a rough roadmap of the strategic vision for al Qaeda's intentions in Iraq and the global jihad. If it has a familiar ring, that's because George Bush has been warning the world about it for several years.
The full article requires registration- or the use of BugMeNot I suppose.
CNN is repeating the Al Jazeera line that the letter is a fake- but the US is convinced the letter is genuine. Whether or not this particular letter is genuine or not is immaterial- the same claim has been made in the past by Al Qaeda; they want to establish a caliphate.
The Left doesn't seem to be particularly concerned with the fate of the Middle East- they'd rather see the troops pulled out of Iraq and George Bush's plan declared a failure. Previous declarations made by these terrorists has not led to the Left explaining why their plans coincide with Al Qaeda's- why should this time be any different?
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