(Blog Post) Here’s a thought experiment: When you watch excerpts of the Obama-Cheney great debate over national security, try to imagine how these issues would play if America should be hit by another 9/11-level terrorist attack. Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins
Yes. The author takes a look at the big picture & states his case without showing any bias. He has a bit too little faith in the American people in my estimation, since I feel that even in another attack, it is now common knowledge that our national security is weakened by paranoia and using the medieval tactics of fanatics. Also, I don't believe that we would lose any useful info by not resorting to harsh interrogation (it IS torture) tactics & his one example is a poor of proof that we might.
The hard core wing nuts on the right believe anything Cheney says because they are as paranoid as he is (well maybe not quite - he is clinically insane) but they are a disappearing minority. I believe that people understand better now that taking a less belligerent & hubristic stance reduces the level of rage against us & some people won't be deterred, no matter what we do.