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August 04, 2005
Bush: Yes, Virginia, There Is a War On Terror
Bush's team sometimes wanders off the yard but if we give their leashes a nice yank they come back in a hurry.
A war on terror.
Not a struggle against global extremism.
Not a contest against world nasties.
Not a Yahtzee game against the forces of non-multicultural progressivism.
How the hell did the Pentagon botch this one? Did they really think that any jihadis, wannabe jihadis, or jihadi accomplices would say, "Oh, wait, it's not a war on terror? Merely a strugle against global extremism? Let me stop assembling this nail-bomb immediately. Allah forgive me, I feel like such a fool."
How the hell are we going to convince these people that we are deadly serious about this when we can't even seem to convince ourselves?