Peggy Noonan: The Phony War

Opinion Journal ^ | 11/09/2001 | Peggy Noonan

[Pokey78]

Like Britain in 1939, we're at war but not yet in it.

That was an interesting speech President Bush gave last night in Georgia. Its subject was homeland security, and in terms of content, style and tone it seemed to be, essentially, nothing new. And yet by the end and after reading it, I thought: He's telling us a great deal here.

[Pokey78]

Ping and indexing.

[JohnHuang2]

Thanks, Pokey78, for all the hard work you do around here =^)

[Pokey78]

You da man, JH2....YOU DA MAN!

[summer]

Thanks for the flag on this, Pokey.

[JohnHuang2]

;^)

[Lent]

. One of the defectors told the Times the terrorists receiving training came from Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Yemen

Hmmm, all those mentioned countries are Islamic countries. Must be a coincidence especially since Bush said Islam is a religion of peace.

[Ironword]

Along the way he announced as his subject "how to live"--Tolstoy's great question, which suggests someone in speechwriting has been hitting "War and Peace."

More likely, browsing Francis Schaeffer titles . . . but not the contents thereof.

[woofie]

The new war has given shape, form and historical purpose to his presidency. My sense is that he walked into office knowing huge history was coming but not knowing when, what, where. Now he knows. I can quite imagine him thinking, This is the reason I'm here.

[abner]

If you see something by Peggy Noonan, its generally a good idea to read it. If you see her on a talking face show, she is the best face to watch too. IMO anyway.

[mercy]

Hope she's right. How'd you pick this up so fast? Obviously she wrote from her advance copy of the speech ... but still???

[Buffalo Head]

Thank you for the good post.

[Fiddlstix]

BTTT

[Mark]

Wait a minute!! William Jefferson Blythe Klinton gave a speech, too. Uh,.......never mind.

[onyx]

This is a keeper -- or should I say, "another" keeper from the pen of Peggy Noonan! Her observations, like her writing, are profound.

[piasa]

Starting to feel like all those American Indians, who upon looking at the advancing hordes of Englishmen, Scotsmen, Irishmen, and Germans in the northeast, the Frenchmen and Spaniards in the south, the Russians in the northwest, and asked eachother "I thought the chief said that Christianity was a religion of peace?"

[abner]

Please put me and AbsoluteGrace on the Peggy Noonan ping list.

AbsoluteGrace is shy, but would appreciate the flag. LOL!

[piasa]

thanks... good post!

[Pokey78]

Done and done.

[abner]

Thank you. I & AG appreciate it.