August 25, 2006 at 06:40:11

Karl and Muqtada

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Rove acclaimed the "goal of victory" in Iraq and derided proponents of peace. Most attendees appeared to agree with his framing of "national security" as a means to win political power, but a surprising number remained pensively silent throughout.

I was struck by how much Karl's words were like those of Muqtada.

Sadr and Rove are geographically thousands of miles apart, but both capture the political zeitgeist of their respective nations.

Each is absolutely certain of "victory" (whatever that means) and a protagonist of ideological combat. Both are ringleaders of America's first major war of the 21st century.

Their ideas, like a box of mixed chocolates, are occasionally sugary, sometimes bitter, and .... frequently nuts.

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Charlie Jackson is sixth-generation Texan, international technology consultant, and founder of Texans for Peace. He recently returned from his third visit to Iraq.

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