There is nothing in this article that I disagree with -- which might be a first with me and Bush -- so let's at least give him credit for that.
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"Sixty years of Western nations excusing and accommodating the lack of freedom in the Middle East did nothing to make us safe because in the long run stability cannot be purchased at the expense of liberty," Bush said.
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But first of all, who wrote it for him? Second of all -- umm ... has he heard of Saudi Arabia?
Third - do we have confidence in this administration to actually stand up to the ideals set forth in the speech.
Finally - if this was articulated from the beginning, I may have even supported the "war" - but not based on the reasons we went, and the true misguided rationale of the neo-cons.