[Blood of Tyrants]

It is clear that to destroy bin Laden and his associates we will first need to destroy the regime that protects them. To achieve that end, we cannot allow the Taliban safe refuge among the civilian population. We must destroy them, wherever they hide. That will surely increase the terrible danger facing noncombatants, a regrettable but necessary fact of war. But it will also shorten the days they must suffer war's cruel reality.

I sincerely hope that Bush doesn't get squishy when it comes time to do what is ugly but necessary.

[blam]

"I sincerely hope that Bush doesn't get squishy when it comes time to do what is ugly but necessary."

I think we may be close to that point now. (Maybe?)

[SBeck]

I sincerely hope that Bush doesn't get squishy when it comes time to do what is ugly but necessary.

Unlike his Dad who had a true conservative, Maggie Thatcher, to give him a backbone ("This is not the time to go wobbly, George," said she to him) this George has nothing but CEOs and sychophants to confide in.