Friday, August 06, 2004
Neither do we!
This is an excerpt from Bob Herbert's Op-Ed column in the New York Times. It's linked here, but I think you might have to register. But it's worth it. They send you the headlines everyday in the morning. And it's free!!!!! If we're gonna be lied to by the media might as well be by a great newspaper.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/06/opinion/06herbert.html?th
The pressure may be getting to Mr. Bush. He came up with a gem of a Freudian slip yesterday. At a signing ceremony for a $417 billion military spending bill, the president said: "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."
The nation seems paralyzed, unsure of what to do about Iraq or terrorism. The failure of leadership that led to the bonehead decision to invade Iraq remains painfully evident today. Nobody seems to know where we go from here.
What Americans need more than anything else right now is some honest information about the critical situations we're facing.
What's the military mission in Iraq? Can it be clearly defined? Is it achievable? At what cost and over what time frame? How many troops will be needed? How many casualties are we willing to accept? And how much suffering are we willing to endure here at home in terms of the domestic needs that are unmet?
I hope someone knows the answers to these questions.
It's also the anniversary of us dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, killing an estimated 140,000. War sucks.
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/06/opinion/06herbert.html?th
The pressure may be getting to Mr. Bush. He came up with a gem of a Freudian slip yesterday. At a signing ceremony for a $417 billion military spending bill, the president said: "Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."
The nation seems paralyzed, unsure of what to do about Iraq or terrorism. The failure of leadership that led to the bonehead decision to invade Iraq remains painfully evident today. Nobody seems to know where we go from here.
What Americans need more than anything else right now is some honest information about the critical situations we're facing.
What's the military mission in Iraq? Can it be clearly defined? Is it achievable? At what cost and over what time frame? How many troops will be needed? How many casualties are we willing to accept? And how much suffering are we willing to endure here at home in terms of the domestic needs that are unmet?
I hope someone knows the answers to these questions.
It's also the anniversary of us dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, killing an estimated 140,000. War sucks.
# posted by Seth @ 10:52 AM 
Who Links Here
