Word: terrorism
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...problematic issues. Other strategies are rapidly becoming less obvious, and thus more troubling, as they gain widespread use. The expression “war on terror” should in theory surprise many: it describes war against an abstraction, against a feeling. It is utter nonsense. A war on terror cannot be won; it implies endless opponents and a population in a constant state of alert. Bush himself said as much in an Aug. 30 NBC interview...
After criticism from the Democrats, the president was forced to backtrack, restating his earlier opinion that the US will win the war on terror. Instead of alarming many for its implicit agenda, the phrase has forcefully asserted itself to become part of our normal way of reading the world. Supporters of Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kerry protest that Bush will never win the war on terror with his current policies, or that Kerry would be better in the war on terror. Yet the President must have already won something, if his “war?...
...Without a way of cogently expressing his worldview, Kerry is forced to unconvincingly convey his plans through terminology coined by the current administration. Little wonder that he ends up sounding confused, or rather just vague and lacking substance. Next time the media reports on abuse in the war on terror, stop to ponder the “war” of words...
America is not as safe as we ought to be after 9/11. We can do a better job at homeland security. I can fight a more effective war on terror. The standard of living for the average American has gone down. People's incomes have dropped. Five million Americans have lost their health insurance. The deficit is the largest it's been in the history of this country. They're taking money from Social Security and transferring it to the wealthiest people in America to drive us into debt. They're shredding alliances around the world with people we have...
...Nader. Sure, there's a chance the crucial European vote could swing the election, but at least the loser would have the satisfaction of blaming the French for real. Perhaps the best way to sell the plan to skeptical Americans is as a new weapon in the war on terror. A lot of folks around the world still can't vote for their own leaders. Give them a say in a U.S. election and they may start getting ideas of their own. Before you know it, the world's despots would be forced to hold local elections or deal with...