The Democrats and National Security

The New York Review of Books by Samantha Powers | Aug. 4, 2008 (Review)

Since the Vietnam War the Republican Party has developed a reputation for having a superior approach to national security. Americans have long trusted the views of Democrats on the environment, the economy, education, and health care, but national security is the one matter about which Republicans have maintained what political scientists call "issue ownership."

Partly, this is for particular historical reasons. President Eisenhower initiated ... Full Story »

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 by Jack Dinkmeyer - Oct. 1, 2008

Great article, if somewhat slow going. There is a huge myth loose in the land. Namely that Americans can be made secure against bad people who want to destroy us. The 9/11 attack succeeded all too well; it terrorized Americans, who remain so today thanks to the continuing scare tactics from our government. After 9/11, everyone wanted Bush to go out and kill something, which he did, even expanding it into Iraq. But properly armed, one person—silently, unobtrusively, with no danger of being caught—can destroy a city without warning. Democrats or Republicans, Americans must come to the realization that no one can provide real security against dedicated terrorism.

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