Time Magazine Gets At Least One Thing Right

Time gets one thing right, and I was very encouraged to read it:

But what is certain is that the strife-torn Horn is more divided today than ever — and is increasingly the arena for an international war between the forces of radical Islam, and the West and its allies. [emphasis added]

One of the main things I have been so frustrated with about the MSM coverage of the war is the nearly universal failure to see things strategically. No one seems to understand the value of our holding Iraq, for example, in light of the fact that it’s neighbor has been waging war on us for thirty years. All the coverage seems to be “get Bush” or if not “get Bush” at least grinding somebody’s political axe. But Islamist attacks have been occurring all over the world, and for reasons unrelated to either Israel or Iraq. It’s a refreshing change to have a major MSM player acknowledge for once that this is an international war (they don’t dare call it a “world war” yet) and that the opponents are the forces of radical Islam against the West. I hope this is a sign that the propaganda war might be turning, just a bit, in favor of reality.