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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
First, Bush has the wrong vision to fight a war against Al Qaeda. He places too much emphasis on state sponsors of terror, and too little on the many ways in which movements like Al Qaeda can operate free of state sponsors, e.g. in failed states. This focus led him to Iraq, which is more of a problem for us in the war on terror now than it was before. (Not so if we can stabilize it and turn it into a beacon for the region -- I'm not holding my breath.) At the same time, we're not doing much of anything to address the greivances that animate Al Qaeda.
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The war on terror is not limited to AQ. The DEMs have, rather successfully, made the argument that going to Iraq hindered the war against AQ, but that is the wrong formulation. The war on terror is against Islamic Facism, and going to Iraq is a long term play to combat this. I don't know how else we can combat the war against Islamic Facism then by giving those who would join it an alternative, and I can't think of a better alternative than freedom and prosperty.
Of course there are no guaranties, but the road to freedom, once started, is a very powerful force. My guess is that 5-10 years from now it will have taken hold and offer the alternative.
What is Kerry's alternative? I understand he back retribution against AG, but what is his long term strategy for combating Islamic Facism?
