The LBJ approach to the “war on terror,” cont.

Reported at InsideDefense.com (subscription needed to read full story):

U.S. COMMAND IN BAGHDAD LAUNCHES BID TO REHABILITATE IRAQI DETAINEES Inside the Pentagon, July 19, 2007—A U.S. commander who oversees the detainment of more than 22,000 suspected insurgents and militia members in Iraq is launching what he describes as an unprecedented effort to rehabilitate and return many of them to their home communities. Initiatives include job programs for captives, literacy efforts for those with less than a fifth-grade education and more frequent case reviews for potential detainee releases. Prior to release, inmates and local leaders who vouch for them must sign pledges that the individual will not lapse back into violence.

James P., who sent the story, writes:

So the “War on Terror” is now a combation of a jobs program and No Child Left Behind. Are we going to rename it the Global War on Reading Comprehension now? Sheesh, we don’t do this much for felons we put back on the streets here at home. Once we give them all McJobs and teach them to read, they will give up jihad forever! After all, they’ve pledged their word, and they have so much reason to love us…

Posted by Lawrence Auster at July 19, 2007 09:29 AM | Send