Re the need for more Allawis and fewer Zarqawis. (OK, yes, I’ve fallen a little behind in my reading – and my writing and my .. well, you get the idea.) My Scripps column this week is on pretty much the same theme.

Excerpt for Derb: “In the 20th century, the United States won its wars against European and Asian fascism – partly because there was no exit strategy. In fact, decades later, American troops remain both in Europe and in Asia. If America is to win the 21st century war against Islamist fascism, armed forces may need to remain in Iraq, Afghanistan and other places. For how long? I think Roosevelt and Churchill would say: “For the duration.” Or, as Churchill did indeed say: “No compromise with the main purpose, no peace till victory, no pact with unrepentant wrong.”