The enemies within

Another post where the mania of the American right speaks for itself. This time the lead editorial in today's Wall Street Journal (subs. req'd) on Iraq. The enemies: the CIA and the National Security Council:

The larger truth here is that Americans have no choice but to let Iraqis sort these basic questions out for themselves. This includes elements within the Bush Administration that still aren't comfortable with the idea that a free Iraq won't be led by someone on the CIA payroll. These officials, including some at the National Security Council, are still too close to the Sunni-led dictatorships in the region that fear the example of a Shiite-led Muslim democracy.

In this respect, President Bush's personal intervention last week with Shiite leader Abdul Aziz al-Hakim was a mistake, encouraging further Sunni demands and fostering distrust among Shiites that the U.S. really doesn't want to leave Iraq to Iraqis. The undeniable fact is that most Shiite leaders have been remarkably restrained and responsible for three years now, especially given their historic domination by the Sunni minority. We wish Mr. Bush devoted his attention to the meddling in Iraq by the CIA's friends in Syrian intelligence, or by Iran.

But they don't name any names.