The Conservative Argument:  Political correctness has hamstrung America's efforts in the war against Islamic jihad.  From the battlefield in Iraq back to the Pentagon in Washington, politically correct bullies have intimidated officials into hurting America. 

The Liberal Argument:  There is no evidence political correctness has harmed our efforts.  It's bungling on the part of the Bush administration that has done the damage. 

Conservative Response:  If anything, what the Bush administration has bungled is that it has gone along far too often with what the politically correct left has wanted.  Then when it fails, the left can conveniently blame Bush.  What they don't realize is that what has failed has been when the Bush administration has listened too much to the Left.

The Evidence:  This editorial in Investors Business Daily documents a case where political correctness caused the man who knew more than anyone about the connection between Islam and terror - and wasn't afraid to speak out about it, to be fired.