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Senatorial Dismay

I swear when I wrote the previous post I had not seen this transcript, but Senator Byrd and I were thinking along the same lines. Oratory is not dead.

But, this Administration has directed all of the anger, fear, and grief which emerged from the ashes of the twin towers and the twisted metal of the Pentagon towards a tangible villain, one we can see and hate and attack. And villain he is. But, he is the wrong villain. And this is the wrong war.

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What is happening to this country? When did we become a nation which ignores and berates our friends? When did we decide to risk undermining international order by adopting a radical and doctrinaire approach to using our awesome military might? How can we abandon diplomatic efforts when the turmoil in the world cries out for diplomacy?

I wholeheartedly agree. Nobody likes a bully, and we need friends more than we need unwilling followers. Osama and his gangs are still out there, and it's through international cooperation that we'll counter that activity, not through overwhelming force. One need only look at Afghanistan beyond Kabul to realize that military action can only do so much against the terrorists.