Although I remain virtually clueless about what I might expect during my upcoming Korean adventure, I imagine my attempts to communicate with the locals will be rife with peril. Still, this example is really funny. Let’s hope I can demonstrate a similar sense of humor about what had to be an embarassing circumstance. And no, I do not expect I will EVER be having this kind of conversation…..

Over at Captain’s Quarters is a post concerning the apparent growing enthusiasm of Iraqis for this months elections, notwithstanding the violence intended to intimidate voters from exercising their right to choose who will lead their government.

This election will be the turning point in the long road to establishing a democratic foothold in the middle east and will represent a key victory in the war on terror.

It is rare to hear good news reported in the MSM about our efforts in Iraq. Just as the naysayers were proven wrong in Afghanistan, the Iraqi people will show the world that given the option and opportunity, they will choose freedom over tyranny.

UPDATE: The link is fixed. Sorry ’bout that.

Cao has a very impressive post on her blog talking about groups like the ACLU who have gone beyond mere opposition to U.S. policy to actual support of the enemies who would see us dead. I have long held the view that a frightening number of the mainstream left in America have crossed the line from healthy dissent to advocating on behalf of terrorists. The blame America first crowd is sad; those cheering on the “freedom fighters” as they kill our soldiers and pro-democracy Iraqis are dangerous. Whether these people are mere dupes as portrayed in “Team America” or just full of hate for what America stands for seems to me to be a distinction without meaning. Blatant attempts to undermine the will of the American people to fight those sworn to destroy us is tantamount to providing comfort and support to the enemy in a time of war. Recognizing the enemy among us and exposing their agenda is a critical front in the war on terror.