09.27.06 6:00 AM CDT
• Politics
• Jamie Malanowski
A very illuminating article by Jim Rutenberg in The New York Times today gives us an idea of what to expect from the Republicans as we move through the campaign season: sticking words in other people’s mouths. For example, Rutenberg quotes President Bush saying “Most people want us to win,’’ leaving the impression that the Democrats and anybody else who opposes the Bush-Cheney-Rumsfeld regime of incompetence wants America to lose. Rutenberg has Bush saying later on “I need members of Congress who understand that you can’t negotiate with these folks,” as though Democrats have been clamoring for peace talks with al-qaeda. He quotes Defense Secretary Rumsfeld as asking “Can folks really continue to think that free countries can negotiate a separate peace with terrorists?” Obviously Democrats aren’t advocating negotiations with terrorists and surely do not want terrorists to win. But as the National Intelligence Estimate that was released over the weekend shows, Bush’s strategy is leading to defeat. Bush and his claque don’t want to talk about that; perhaps they think that by sticking words in other people’s mouths, they won’t have to speak for themselves.
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Al Qada certainly won't win this war. But, division between the two parties is counter-productive. The President is in a bad situation. He cannot end the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. He must accept an international solution for the Middle East. Clearly, the United Nations and NATO must lead.