Saturday, May 15, 2004
Seymour Hersh's latest piece is out, taking even more careful aim at Rumsfeld. If I could pick on one thing that bothers me whenever I hear it:
Rumsfeld reacted in his usual direct fashion: he authorized the establishment of a highly secret program that was given blanket advance approval to kill or capture and, if possible, interrogate “high value” targets in the Bush Administration’s war on terror.
A little bit of rhetorical cuteness there. "The Bush Administration's war on terror." As opposed to who's war on terror, exactly? The implication is clear - no Bush, no war on terror.
Sorry Seymour, Bush or no Bush, you can't wish this thing away. In the mean time, in the interest of getting rid of Bush, Hersh will end up harming our government, our CIA, and our ability to prosecute "Bush's" war. No worry to him, it's obviously just not that serious.
They'll always call this Bush's war on terror, even when a Dem is in charge. It absolves any responsability when they screw things up. Also, any future attack will be Bush's fault for starting this war.
Sicko weasel cowards!