Wednesday, March 17, 2004
Nice summary of Bush's failings on terror
Nothing new here, but a nice summary of what should be conventional wisdom, if people were paying attention:
For all the big talk, then, 9-11 appears to have changed nothing for the Bush administration. Their priorities remain the same as before the attacks: missile defense and Iraq, symptoms of a state-centric worldview incapable of really grasping global terrorism. The only difference was that they started saying their policies were directed at counter-terrorism. John Kerry was on the right track in his Feb. 27 national security speech: "I do not fault George Bush for doing too much in the War on Terror; I believe he's done too little." The sentiment is exactly correct, and needs to be repeated. Often. And with specifics.
http://www.prospect.org/webfeatures/2004/03/yglesias-m-03-16.html
