We’re about to be put to it, as Victor Davis Hanson notes:
…the closing of Guantánamo, repeal of the Bush anti-terrorism legislation, rapid withdrawal from Iraq (though we are already past Obama’s original target date of March 2008 for withdrawal of all combat troops), cessation of pressure to democratize and the end of hectoring against Arab authoritarianism, soothing rhetoric from a new Chief Executive, renewed diplomatic reaching out to Teheran and Damascus, more even-handed approach to the Israeli-Palestinian problem, and rejection of the notion we are in some sort of war, much less one of a “global” nature, should ensure greater American popularity, win-over our critics, defuse tensions with Iran and Syria, and ensure another seven years of safety from a major terrorist attack at home.
So come late January and beyond we shall see, and we all should genuinely wish the Obama administration well in their promised radical departure from the past, since the stakes are high for us all.
And Obama will earn my undying affection and support should his policies work. On the other hand, I wouldn’t want to be Obama if even one of the to-be-released Gitmo detainees kills Americans in a terrorist attack.
You see, liberals, a lot of what you believe only makes sense if President Bush is an idiot evil genius – which formulation is stupid, but its what you guys have put out over the past 8 years. If, on the other hand, President Bush is an intelligent and good man, then there would be some merit in detaining people in Gitmo, aggressively attacking terrorism around the world, refusing to work with unrepentant State sponsors of terrorism, monitoring enemy communications, etc, etc, etc. If you on the left are right about Bush, then Obama’s policies will work, and work rather swiftly. If you are wrong, then people may very well die due to your insistence on hating a man at the command of your leaders.
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