[jeltz25]

Great post on how many different explanations of the Bush Doctrine there have been over the years

Even ABC's own people have said it means at least 5 different things. Even Gibson himslef said it means something else than he now says it means.

Here's Gibson in Sept, 2001:

September 21, 2001 CHARLIE GIBSON: The president in his speech last night, very forceful. Four out of five Americans watched it. Everybody gathered around the television set last night. The president issued a series of demands to the Taliban, already rejected. We'll get to that in a moment. He also outlined what is being called the Bush Doctrine, a promise that all terrorists organizations with global reach will be found, stopped and defeated.

September 21, 2001 CHARLIE GIBSON: Senator Daschle, let me start with you. People were looking for a Bush Doctrine. They may have found it when he said the war on terror will not end until every terrorist group of global reach has been found, stopped or defeated. That's pretty broad. Broader than you expected?

But Gibson last night says it was ennunciated in Sept 2002 and means we have the right to anticpatory self defense.

Hmm. In 2001, a yr before it was "ennunciated in Sept, 2002" Gibson was saying it means that "all terrorists organizations with global reach will be found, stopped and defeated"

Why does that sound familiar?

last night:

PALIN: I believe that what President Bush has attempted to do is rid this world of Islamic extremism, terrorists who are hell bent on destroying our nation

compare Gibson's description of the Bush Doctrine in 2001 to Palin's last night

"all terrorists organizations with global reach will be found, stopped and defeated"

vs

"rid this world of Islamic extremism, terrorists who are hell bent on destroying our nation"

It's virtually the same thing

Gibson even broadened it by saying all terrorists not just Islamic ones.

So, Palin was right, Gibson was wrong and he's diagreeing with what he himself said. What a joke.

Also, the post shows how just about everyone one ABC news had their own explanation of what the Bush Doctrine is. Jennings, Gibson, George Will, Bob Woodward, Stephanopoplous. They all disagreed on what it meant.

Hopefully the McCain camp gets this out there if the media of left tries any pushback.

[highlander_UW]

It wasn't so much an interview as an attempt at an ambush...but a ham handed one.

[ConservativeMind]

So basically, idiot Gibson was saying, “Do you agree with what is in my head as I am thinking right now?” without telling her what is going on in his head.

What a stupid man!

[JLS]

Very nice.

[rogue yam]

There are three parts to this story. The first part is that Gibson was partisan, nasty, and factually incorrect in his questioning. The second part is that Sarah Palin was unflappable and factually correct in her response. The third and most important part is that ABC fraudulently edited the interview prior to broadcast in order to cover up Gibson's failures and to blunt Gov. Palin's success.

[Caipirabob]

GIBSON: Do you agree with the Bush doctrine? PALIN: In what respect, Charlie?

GIBSON: What?!? I don't know that!!!

ZOT!!!!

Love ya, Sarah....

[FlyVet]

So, Palin was right, Gibson was wrong and he's diagreeing with what he himself said. What a joke.

Yeah it's a joke.

And as I've said on my raging angry rants today, Republicans and Conservatives need to get off their whining that they should be treated "fairly"

Gee Dee it, get over it. You're NOT going to be treated "fairly" by the Mediots.

Bring your Truth to the table, locked and loaded.

Tell the G*d-Dam*ed TRUTH, stop being pussies, say the truth, then explain why what you said is the TRUTH.

Try that some time, dumba$$es. It might work. DUH.

[AmericaUnited]

THIS IS AWESOME!!!

[Canedawg]

Bush doctrine bookmark.

Good job.

Go Sarah!

[endthematrix]

The National Security Strategy of the United States of America
http://www.whitehouse.gov/nsc/nssall.html

III. Strengthen Alliances to Defeat Global Terrorism and Work to Prevent Attacks Against Us and Our Friends

“...defending the United States, the American people, and our interests at home and abroad by identifying and destroying the threat before it reaches our borders.While the United States will constantly strive to enlist the support of the international community, we will not hesitate to act alone, if necessary, to exercise our right of self defense by acting preemptively against such terrorists, to prevent them from doing harm against our people and our country”

Palin could have chosen, with the question asked, to parrot current US policy or a differing opinion.

[ovrtaxt]

Bottom line, the “Bush Doctrine” as a term is a made up media phrase.

If Palin didn’t knos this, it just proves that she’s not some sycophantic follower of the DC elite, one who allows her opinions and template to be defined by these pinheads.

[Dawn531]

I felt her question to Gibson was perfectly reasonable, an attempt to get him to define what part of the Bush doctrine he was speaking about.

It was a trap to get her to say “yes” and in doing so brand her McSame. She was smart to ask for clarification.

[Hardastarboard]

There have been blunders along the way, though. There have been mistakes made.

It almost makes me mad to hear Sarah Palin parroting this MSM mantra, that we made mistakes along the way. Name them. Yes, we needed more troops to occupy Iran after we conquered it in a WEEK (nobody mentions it when things go BETTER than planned, huh?). We corrected that, with the reluctant, howling acquiescence of a Congress acting like a spoiled five year old boy resisting going to bed.

[Steel Wolf]

This is probably a dumb question, but what does President Bush say the Bush Doctrine is?

I'm not a fancy pants journalist, but it seems to me that answering that question would probably make more sense than running up a list of what other people think the Bush Doctrine is.

[Loyal Buckeye]

Take that, Charlie.

[manc]

when he asked about it I was wondering whatonearth he was on about.

he should have been more specific and now I hear liberals saying she blew it

do liberals actually hear and see what the rest of the country see.

last night on hannity the guy they had on said Palin will go to war Russia, she never said that and had to be corrected
now this morning this henican guy saying about the speech and how she isn;t experienced
er she’s more experienced than obama

[syriacus]

Great column, great analysis. Bookmarked.

[RobFromGa]

I was driving my kids to school this morning, and was listening to the local radio that the kids listen to, and they were aghast that Palin didn’t know what the Bush Doctrine was. Paraphrasing, they said that everyone knows that it means attack first and ask questions later.

Ridiculous.

I think history is the one to decide what the Bush Doctrine is or isn’t. Pre-emption is certainly not a new foreign policy concept.

If you had asked me yesterday morning, what is the Bush Doctrine? My answer would be— if you harbor terrorists, you will be held accountable as though you were a terrorist nation.

The Bush Doctrine is a response to the non-governmental (but in some cases state-sponsored) organizations that have become prevalent in our World. It is an attempt to craft a foreign and defense policy in an era when our greatest enemies are not foreign nations with standing uniformed armies...

[FreedomProtector]

Thanks for posting.

[hunter112]

I’m happy because every single question posed to Sarah Palin is fair game for someone to ask Barry. When the country sees her decisive America-first stances side-by-side with his ahh, uhmmm, er, ‘nuances’, the choice of who is ready to lead will be crystal clear.

[Sloth]