ARTICLE: U.S., Allies See Progress in Selling Al-Qaeda As an Enemy to the Muslim World, By Walter Pincus, Washington Post, April 28, 2008; Page A13

than feeding self-congratulatory soundbites to retired flags on our efforts in Iraq.

But Pillar is right: this only works over the long haul and I say, over the long haul this is negligible compared to local Mideast regimes creating real economic opportunity.

So our trade policy remains far more crucial.