[elhombrelibre]

See link for foot notes. This may be too long for a single reading, but it is the best analysis of the political struggle and the war on terror that I've seen.

[sure_fine]

This may be too long for a single reading

well, its not the normal excerpt for sure

[odoso]

Subtitle: Bush's hands tied by weak minded activists in pursuit of survival of the unfittest - America's new direction.

[KMC1]

"May" be too long...DUDE no "may" about it...

[Bahbah]

This is a great analysis. I linked to it on the Counterterrorism Blog and was hoping someone would post it. It may be a long read, but imho it is also a MUST.

[FBD]

Self-Ping for later read

[martian_22]

BTTT

[Preech1]

"I do not know with what weapons World War 3 will be fought, but World War 4 will be fought with sticks and stones." - Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

[Rocko]

Bump for later.

[hosepipe]

Alrighty then... Normy is paid by the word...

[March I up]

Thank you for posting this... much food for thought & many lessons to be assimilated.

Countering the popular detractors (e.g. ANSWER) of the policy is bread & butter, especially for energetic activists frequently mobilized by no few on this forum. Co-opting the more subtle adversaries is a far trickier proposition.

One thing is certain & is increasingly evident, W is masterful at allowing himself to be underestimated & then doing the impossible.

[logician2u]

NORMAN PODHORETZ is the editor-at-large of COMMENTARY and the author of ten books.

Make that eleven books. (Probably not the only error in this neocon screed, unfortunately.)

[Vn_survivor_67-68]

I don't believe I've ever seen the anti-Anerican propaganda campaign that followed Tet 68 described so well in so few words as in this piece.

[L,TOWM]

btt

[oh8eleven]

...while Bill Clinton, after neglecting foreign policy in his first term,
immersed himself in it with a vengeance once he was reelected.
BS - he did nothing of the kind.

[YepYep]

Within this long read is a logical question. Just what, according to this writer, is the BUSH DOCTRINE??

[ConservativeStLouisGuy]

Thanks SO MUCH for posting the article in full!

I had tried to post the full article to this thread yesterday, but every time I did the words "Temporary Unavailable" kept popping up....eventually I DID post it in full (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1319275/posts?page=33#33), but it is good to see that others (the infamous "Quidnunc" poster comes to mind here) aren't queasy about posting unnecessarily excerpted material.

Hip, hip, HOORAY!!!!