k wrote:
] 1. Bush is right. You cannot win the war on terror any better
] then you can win the war on drugs.
] 2. People do not understand that and do not want to hear it.
] 3. Edwards is intentionally taking his statement out of
] context. Nothing about saying you can't "win" the war on
] terror admits defeat in the war on terror. Its not binary.
] 4. People will believe Edwards.
]
] [ What Bush said *is* correct, but Edwards didn't take it out
] of context :
]
] ] "We have a clear vision on how to win the war on terror
] ] and bring peace to the world."
] ]
] ] -- George W. Bush
] ] July 30th 2004.
]
] I think Edwards is being silly. Your comparison to the war on
] drugs is appropo. Still, I don't think Bush knows what the
] fuck he's talking about either. -k]

I think the other issue is that courts tend to give the Executive branch special deference during times of war, which has basically meant we have more limited constitutional rights. If the war against terrorism is a permanent one, does that mean we've permanently lost some of the legal protections provided by the Constitution?

RE: Guardian Unlimited | US elections 2004 | President admits war on terror cannot be won