Interesting that Bush decided to quote Osama bin Laden, whom he usually refrains from mentioning at all. This has the ironic effect of acknowledging that bin Laden is still at large; and of course it demonstrates that the US is responsive to (maybe even respectful of) his actions, decrees, and general strategy, which might be seen by some as a sign of weakness. I think the political reasons for mentioning bin Laden were probably the overriding concern here, though; tying bin Laden into the Iraq war and re-recasting that conflict as part of an overarching War on Terror is clearly the best way to drum up public support (again). And of course it's nothing new -- as usual, Bush is doubling down, and I'm left feeling like we live in a sad dystopian fantasy. I will not be going out to enlist tonight.
June 28, 2005
No fantasy, it's real and bloody..read bin Laden's fatwa declaring war on the US from 1998. He means it. Were killing his followers now in Iraq. That's good.
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