Go Big, Go Long, Go Home---Or Go Win?

Jed Babbin's for the latter:

Maybe we shouldn't listen to Baker, Kissinger, or any of the old diplo-pols who now dispense wise words. Their words are hollow. If only Sir Winston were here: "It is no use saying we are doing our best," he once said. "You have to succeed in doing what is necessary." What is necessary is to fight this war in a manner calculated to win it decisively. Which cannot be done in Iraq alone.

There is no victory in Baghdad. It lies in Tehran and Damascus. Let's make it simple: win or come home. Every American president has a sacred obligation to our troops: spend their lives if you have to, but don't waste them. No more should be spent creating democracies. How many more need be spent to defeat the enemy decisively? On the paths our wise men set for us, we will never reach the answer to that question.

As am I. The War on Terror cannot ignore the terror masters of Tehran and conclude in victory.