Thanks to Andy for advancing the argument. I hope these stories–Petraeus revealing that we are now prepared to talk about the Iranian role a lot more than we were a few years ago, and now the account of the Iranian attempt to take Australian hostages–may slowly help us appreciate the considerable scale of the Iranian/Syrian terror war against us in the region. And there are still precious few policy makers or pundits who are willing to face the implications of the war our enemies are waging against us. I haven’t heard many say that we have to fight on a regional scale, not just in Iraq alone. When Senator Lieberman said it, he was assaulted by angry colleagues and journalists. Some day he’ll be hailed as one of a handful of people who told the truth, but for the moment he’s a member of a very small club.