I think you must have misunderstood my point, because I'm arguing just that. I want to know that we are doing everything we can to fight this war, and my sense is that to some extent, Bush Junior is reacting in a Clintonian fashion. I was prepared to defend his descision to attack Iraq first (and not Pakistan) because I felt we should eliminate the weaker force first, the one closest to Israel. But then we stopped at Syria and Iran. Northwestern Pakistan is offlimits, we've appeared to pressure India not to escalate tensions over the Kashmir, and we sit idly by while Iran hurtles toward nuclear strategic power. We've pushed the roadmap to hell in Israel all during this time. And finally, our firm treatment of North Korea must also be in question until inspectors have been allowed back in, and disarmament has been certified.
I realize that cooler heads are in charge, but the roadmap is clear evidence that our current administration has some serious misconceptions about using strength to obtain peace. The near daily complaints from our state department about Israel's attacks on Hamas should be an affront to all who have vowed to fight the scourge of Islamic terror. I'm through being astounded, and I'm ready to call a spade a spade. If we don't disarm Pakistan, destroy Iran's nuclear weapons program, and stop coddling North Korea, the current sense of insecurity we have at the hands of the Axis of Evil will seem like the silly bad dreams of children.
It's time for America to take the kid gloves off.