[rhombus]

I also have the hardest time squaring these negotiations with President George W. Bush’s brave and morally clear insistence of “you’re either with us or against us.” He named Iran as part of an “axis of evil,” encouraging terrorism against American citizens, of the sort we saw when jihadists killed some 3,000 Americans on our soil, none too far from where I work and live.

So moral clarity encourages terrorists?

[Flintlock]

The only thing the enemy fears/respects is force. Since W has turned coward, the enemy has NOTHING to fear from the US.
On the other hand, citizens of the US, do have a great deal to fear—primarily anthrax and nukes. They already hit us once with the germs, and are producing the other as fast as they possibly can.

[GoDuke]

“So moral clarity encourages terrorists?”

I have to think she meant that Iran was a part of the Axis of Evil because they encouraged terrorists. I think her wording was poor. (At least I hope that’s the case.)