The "X" Factor

What happens in Iraq if Iran undergoes a massive pro-democracy shift?

Suddenly the dynamic in Iraq would look completely different. It would be a simpler battle against Al Qaeda and internal sectarian factions. It would eliminate the sophisticated Iranian weapons that currently frustrate the coalition force. If the revolution in Iran seeks US help, we can shift the Islamic perception of a "US war against Islam."

This is not the first time I've written of this. The President is not an idealogue, but he is not an idiot either. Could it be that he has been doggedly in pursuit of this goal as the key to Iraq? Overtly advertising that the coalition force is his strategic plan but his real strategy is to allow the natural march of freedom to secure strategic victory?

If this happens, G.W. Bush goes down in history next to Abraham Lincoln, Ronald Reagan, George Washington and Winston Churchill. And all the Democrats go down in history with Neville Chamberlain and Jimmah Cahter.

The X factor is the variable that will decide the outcome.

Hmmmmm. Things that make a thinkin' man wonder.