USING HUMOR IN THE SERVICE OF OUR NATION

I have long believed that the best way to defeat many, if not all, of our nation’s enemies (within AND without) is with humor. Think about it – does Jane Fonda have a sense of humor? No. Does Mookie? Certainly no. Does Jack Murtha? Hillary Rodham Clinton? No and No.

In this op-ed in last Thursday's New York Post, Ralph Peters takes precisely the correct approach. To read his entire op-ed, go here.

"MOOK'S SPOOKED
By RALPH PETERS
February 15, 2007 --

LOOKS like our team won this round of Spook-the- Mook. A best-in-show source in Baghdad confirms that Muqtada al-Sadr took off on a road-trip to Iran. And he wasn't just cruising in search of a Reuben sandwich.

The game ain't over until the fat mullah's scared. No matter how he tries to explain it away, Muqtada's public cowardice is going to hurt him - after he encouraged his followers to martyr themselves. There already had been rumors of mutinies in the Mahdi Army that threatened Mookie himself. One more reason to run.

It's going to be hard for him to maintain his image as an Iraqi nationalist after running to mommy back in Qom or Tehran. To be fair, the Mookster hasn't always done Iran's bidding in the past - but now he's going to owe the Shiraz Sopranos.

Oh, and that trusted source tells me that Mookie's not the only bad actor who's fled the country - he's the marquee act, but the supporting cast took off, too. Leaving the chumps with the push-brooms to deal with the mess.

We and the Free Iraqis shouldn't miss a chance to portray that melon-bellied bigmouth as a wuss. He's always been glad to deliver fiery sermons, but whenever we delivered firepower he disappeared - letting others do the fighting for him."