President George Bush delivered his last State of the Union address this week over a backdrop of the 2008 Presidential primary season. Eight years of the Bush doctrine in the misnamed "War on Terror" is being ushered out. Yet, neither the President nor any of his potential successors have been effectively challenged by the media, Congress, or the voters on the contest of ideas in this global "War on Terror." A review of the Presidential candidate websites demonstrates how little depth most candidates exhibit in their discussions of the central ideological conflicts in the "War on Terror." It remains an enigma how one of the most profound concerns on the minds of American voters in the 21st Century – fear of militant Islamist terror attacks – can be so obviously dismissed as we narrow the field of candidates in the next few weeks.
In the President’s SOTU address, he reaffirmed the Bush doctrine stating,
"We trust that people, when given the chance, will choose a future of freedom and peace." Read more ...
In the President’s SOTU address, he reaffirmed the Bush doctrine stating,
"We trust that people, when given the chance, will choose a future of freedom and peace." Read more ...
Source: Family Security Matters
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