How long is... forever?

Bush has said on many occasions that the country must be prepared for a drawn-out battle against a new kind of enemy, and the new counterterrorism strategy released Tuesday says flatly that "the war on terror will be a long war."

This was just a friendly reminder that the war machine is in overdrive until the November elections. Expect much more of this in the days and weeks to come. And don't forget to shit yourselves with fear as we approach the 5th anniversary of 9/11.

The updated White House strategy came in the wake of the release of a new al-Qaida video over the weekend that raised concerns about the possibility of another attack as the fifth anniversary of Sept. 11 approaches. The tape featured an American — believed by the FBI to have attended al-Qaida training camps — calling for his countrymen to convert to Islam.