What a difference a few days makes. Tuesday, Joe Lieberman loses the CT Democratic Primary because of his support for President Bush and the Iraq War. His opponent is calling for a pullout (he calls it "redeployment" but what he means is "anywhere by Iraq"), and is supported by the majority of voting Connecticut Democrats. Then, Thursday, it is announced that the British have arrested a group of Islamic would-be terrorists who planned to blow up 10 planes between London and the USA. We are reminded suddenly of the vulnerability of our nation to terrorism, and why we are working so hard to create a free state in the Middle East. (1) In order to give hope to Muslim youth so that they have other ways to succeed beyond terrorism, and (2) in order to draw the War away from our shores.
We can only wonder what this news would have had on the Democratic primary. But with the results so close, I suspect that things would have changed significantly. This may wind up being the turning point of the 2006 elections altogether. The DNC has made The War the only issue of this year's campaign, and Joe's loss has cemented The War as the defining issue of the Democratic Party. But depending on what we learn about this plot, it may remind Americans why we are fighting in Iraq. And that might make The War a losing issue for an Anti-War Party.
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