Posted on 12/15/2003 7:14:28 AM PST by SJackson
Walter Mondale and Zbignew Brzezinski savage the War on Terrorism -- on the eve of its greatest triumph.
The December 13 edition of the St. Paul Pioneer Press carries an account of Walter Mondale's Bush-bashing conclave at Macalester College (on December 12th) that is more detailed than the Minneapolis Star Tribune's, linked below. The Pioneer Press story by Kate Parry is "Mondale jabs Bush's 'radical' foreign policy." Credit the Pioneer Press with contacting a Bush administration spokesman to respond to the conclave's demented exhibition of Bush derangement syndrome.
The Pioneer Press leads with an astounding quote from Mondale, and buries more from former Carter National Security Advisor Zbignew Brzezinski deep in the story. The Pioneer Press states: "Former Vice President Walter Mondale accused President Bush on Friday of forcing democracy in Iraq and Afghanistan 'at bayonet point' — an approach creating more enemies for the United States than friends and doing little to prevent terrorism." Mondale appears to have absorbed much of the wisdom of President Carter during his service as vice president.
The Pioneer Press account continues: "The administration's policies are at odds with six decades of foreign policy through Democratic and Republican administrations aimed at forming international coalitions to address national security problems, Mondale said...'I cannot understand why the current administration believes that throwing all this out the window — to be replaced by what I see to be their radical, unilateral, go-it-alone, in-your-face approach — can strengthen America. I don't see how it can,' Mondale said. 'Their announced doctrine of pre-emption and their policy of dominance frightens our friends and fuels animosity and rage upon which our true enemies rely.'
"Brzezinski said the Bush administration's foreign policy can be summarized in a quote from Bush: 'If you're not with us, you're against us.' Brzezinski, a naturalized American born in Poland, said it's a stance 'straight from (Soviet leader Vladimir) Lenin.'
"Perry said Bush's failure to work with a broad coalition of allies to halt the spread of nuclear weapons increases potential for them to fall into the hands of terrorists. 'Unless stemmed, it is likely before this decade ends that nuclear bombs will be used in regional wars and terror attacks against American cities,' Perry added...
"Perry said pre-emptive wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have failed because the United States lacks capabilities for gathering 'human intelligence' in a world where nuclear bombs and biological weapons can be produced in small facilities indiscernible by Cold War technology and satellites. Botched intelligence reports on Iraqi weapons of mass destruction have left the public skeptical of any future pre-emptive military action, Perry said.
"Perry said a better approach to safeguarding the country against terrorism would be to work with other nations to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons to rogue nations and terrorist groups. 'Unless this tide can be stemmed, it is likely that before this decade is over nuclear bombs will be used in regional wars … and terror attacks on American cities,' said Perry, who is now a professor at Stanford University...
"'There has never been a time before when the United States was as isolated in terms of its foreign policy,' said Brzezinski, who is a professor of American foreign policy at Johns Hopkins University. Brzezinski also had a tough admonition for U.S. citizens about how their response to terrorism is being viewed around the world, especially in Europe, where terrorism has been relatively constant through the 20th century and beyond.
"'We're allowing ourselves into a state of mind that maximizes the effect of terrorism,' he said. American fears, Brzezinski said, have led to reactions out of sync with American values. In particular, he cited the Patriot Act, which he called 'not a proud moment in our national history" and likened to the Alien and Sedition Acts and the internment of the Japanese during World War II. These are things subsequent generations are ashamed of,' Brzezinski said."
We may have to ask Dr. Krauthammer for his opinion whether rabies might account for the proceedings better than Bush Derangement Syndrome.
This article originally appeared on PowerLineBlog.com and is used here by permission.
Huh?
This is precisely the group that allowed Islamic Terrorism to spread internationally.
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