Like all Americans, I responded to President Bush’s reassuring words in the days after September 11th. But since then, his actions have fallen short.
I do not fault George Bush for doing too much in the War on Terror; I believe he’s done too little.
Where he’s acted, his doctrine of unilateral preemption has driven away our allies and cost us the support of other nations. Iraq is in disarray, with American troops still bogged down in a deadly guerrilla war with no exit in sight. In Afghanistan, the area outside Kabul is sliding back into the hands of a resurgent Taliban and emboldened warlords.
To do all this, and to do our best, demands that we work with other countries instead of walking alone. For today the agents of terrorism work and lurk in the shadows of 60 nations on every continent. In this entangled world, we need to build real and enduring alliances
It will be REALLY interesting if any of the com-symps in the press ask the "war hero" if he considers England to be a "real" ally.
And I would love to hear how giving money to OBL and his band of ululating psychopaths will get them to stop attacking us.
If it gets to that wonderful level of seriousnes, I'll give you a cyberspace "High Five".
It's going to be all about Jim Lehrer's faux cleverness. Which will reveal nothing but Jim Lehrer's lack of cleverness.
I don't like Lehrer, in case anyone hasn't figured it out yet. He hasn't slept since the 70s, it seems from the American Tourister product line under his eyes.