No more teflon for George W

The events of September 11 happened nine unremarkable months into the presidency of George W. Bush. After the attacks, Bush was praised for his leadership. It seemed unpatriotic to criticize him. His “approval ratings” were as high as his father’s had been in the aftermath of the Gulf War.

10 months later, the war drags on and no one nows for sure if Osama Bin Laden is alive or dead. We seem to be getting ready for an attack on Iraq, but there is no timetable. Worse, people are wising up to the fact that there is no exit strategy. Exactly how do we know when we win? A case could be made that the only “win” in a war with no clear enemy is to punish host nations so severely, that helping terrorists is unthinkable by any nation. Bush isn’t prepared to do that and this nation isn’t either. We make allies of nations like Saudi Arabia, who differ from the Taliban only in their willingness to pretend they like us.

The news media is beginning to awaken to its responsibility to ask questions and demand answers.

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