CIAO DATE: 12/03

The Long, Hard Slog

Reuel Marc Gerecht

On The Issues

November 2003

American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research

Abstract

Real progress has been made in the war on terror-al Qaeda no longer enjoys state-sponsorship, and Iraq is moving toward democracy. But because neither the rogue regimes nor the "holy warriors" in the region can afford to allow the United States to successfully introduce democracy into Iraq, we must expect them to ratchet up the level of violence to prevent that from happening.

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