Bob Woodward is a great journalist and should be accepted as credible. He intends well and believes what he writes. But, war is hell and littered with errors, disappointments and thousands of revisionist historians.
We have not had to ever face an enemy to democracy, freedom and the American way of life that we now face with fundamentalist terrorists. We may never understand them due to the huge difference in values. What would be nice to understand and debate is ourselves and the moderates in the world that pretend to share our values. Where is the outrage?
Outrage? Over what?
Lack of respect for life. Lack of value of education and enlightenment. Lack of regard for women and basic human rights. Most that express outrage over one policy or misstep, verbally and mentally ignore the ugly reality of the world and values of that the terrorists believe in.
We must overcome.
Simple Truth
Bush and his administration are not in a "State of Denial". They are determined to defend our country, allies and way of life. There is no alternative. Of course, conversation snippets can be taken out of context. Of course, some military leaders have other points of view. They always have. They have in every war fought in this nation.
Lets debate the real issues. What can we do better? Where do we fight next? How do we defend ourselves better? What new ideas will help us overcome?
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