I'm bored, so I might as well go through O'Reilly's Talking Points Memo from the other day.

Before the Iraq war, I told you that the removal of Saddam Hussein would have positive consequences throughout the world. Those who oppose the war said I was nuts, that the conflict would hurt America and the world.

Well, first evidence says we were right... As Israel is now compromising with the Palestinian authority, although nothing is certain, but any kind of progress brings peace in that volcanic region closer. The reason Israel has finally agreed to the formation of a Palestinian state is that the USA has more than 100,000 troops in the area, and Israel's security, vis-a-vis Syria and Iran, is assured while Iraq, obviously, is no longer a threat.

Surprisingly, seeing how old O'Reilly is, he doesn't realize that this plan is just like all the others in history, which eventually failed. Sorry, no dice on that idea.

Saudi Arabia is also under enormous pressure to stop funding terror because the USA now has the Iraqi oil option. And the Saudis know that if they don't crack down on the fundamentalists, bad things may happen to the kingdom.

Two-thirds of Americans believe the Saudis are not our friends, and their oil card is much weaker now, so logically, the Saudis must begin to fight Al Qaeda aggressively, another benefit of the Iraq war.

Except the largest attack on U.S. interests since 9/11 just happened there. And the Saudis ARE fundamentalists. And I thought the war wasn't about oil? Oh, and then there's the possibility that Al Qaeda doesn't really exist.

Iran also feeling the heat. This country is run by fanatical Islamists who hate America and continues to supports suicide bombers and is developing deadly weapons. But Iran knows the USA is now standing on its western border, and that pressure is the only thing that can stop their madness. Yet another benefit of defeating Saddam.

I remember reading that Iraq wouldn't respond to pressure, that we've been doing that for 12 years and they withstood it. So what makes him think it'll work for Iran, especially when we bomb Iranian opposition groups?

Talking Points could list five more anti-terror factors that have been improved since Saddam was defeated, but suffice it to say that the global strategy designed by Rumsfeld and Wolfowitz is off to a good start.

I really hope they're better than the ones just listed. But I'm sure they aren't; why would you withold your best evidence?