In a typically jingoistic speech to U.S. troops at Fort Hood this past Wednesday, President Bush said, "as the Iraq democracy succeeds, that success is sending a message from Beirut to Tehran that freedom can be the future of every nation."*
Hmmm... depends on what you mean by success I guess. Take a look at the latest Iraqi dispatches and judge for yourself:
U.S. and Iraqi troops raided a town on Saturday to rescue 150 Shi'ite hostages whom Sunni rebels have threatened to kill in a standoff that raised fears sectarian violence in Iraq could spiral out of control. [emphasis mine]
I sure as shit hope what's happening in Iraq today
does not spread to Beirut and Tehran.