Tuesday, August 31, 2004
Juxtaposition
I watched some of the first day of the Republican Convention yesterday and was struck by the speeches guaranteeing that we will, if we re-elect George Bush, win the war on terror. Whatever that means.
Here are two frontpage stories from the NY Times on-line at this moment that appear next to each other:
Twin Bus Bombings in Israel Kill
at Least 15 and Wound Dozens
After Citing Doubt Bush Declares
'We Will Win' Terror War
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani's speech in particular struck me as an endorsement to fight terror the way Israel does. He kept saying that we needed to be on the offensive rather than the defensive which is why it was so great that George Bush invaded both Afghanistan and Iraq.
If anything Giuliani's hysterical rant confirmed for me that the Israeli approach has been a failure. Thirty two years after the horror at Munich Israeli citizens are still getting blown up on their way to work. This is the blueprint we should follow?
Isn't it time for a different approach?
I watched some of the first day of the Republican Convention yesterday and was struck by the speeches guaranteeing that we will, if we re-elect George Bush, win the war on terror. Whatever that means.
Here are two frontpage stories from the NY Times on-line at this moment that appear next to each other:
Twin Bus Bombings in Israel Kill
at Least 15 and Wound Dozens
After Citing Doubt Bush Declares
'We Will Win' Terror War
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani's speech in particular struck me as an endorsement to fight terror the way Israel does. He kept saying that we needed to be on the offensive rather than the defensive which is why it was so great that George Bush invaded both Afghanistan and Iraq.
If anything Giuliani's hysterical rant confirmed for me that the Israeli approach has been a failure. Thirty two years after the horror at Munich Israeli citizens are still getting blown up on their way to work. This is the blueprint we should follow?
Isn't it time for a different approach?
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