Bush's 'War' On Terror Comes to a Sudden End
President Obama yesterday eliminated the most controversial tools employed by his predecessor against terrorism suspects. With the stroke of his pen, he effectively declared an end to the "war on terror," as President George W. Bush had defined it, signaling to the world that the reach of the U.S. government in battling its enemies will not be limitless. Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins
Barack Obama, as is essential to his early success, is making some very powerful moves with all haste. Not to detract from the very real value of these decisions, but this is a man who truly understands the power of symbolic moves. At a time of legitimate debate as to whether he will even be able to operate under the weight of the last eight years' policies, he is deftly sweeping that away with the back of his left hand.