Post-Iraq Means Other Countries

Undersecretary of State John Bolton says the magic words

U.S. Undersecretary of State John Bolton said in meetings with Israeli officials on Monday that he has no doubt America will attack Iraq, and that it will be necessary to deal with threats from Syria, Iran and North Korea afterwards.

Given that each of those countries supports terrorism, this is a no-brainer. This was the central point in Bush's "Axis of Evil" speech. Nations that sponsor terrorism (the glaring exceptions being Saudi Arabia and Egypt, due to current politics) are to divest themselves from it, otherwise they will constitute a threat to our interests.

Ya know what's really twisted about today's international political climate? France and Germany's prevailing political moods are almost as hated as those in the two exceptions I mentioned above. Somewhere along the line, while we got all tangled up in getting pissed at each other, we've lost the focus on actually fighting terrorism. While the Big Issues debates we're having now are worthwhile (and long overdue), the more important issue and the one which deserves our full attention and resources is the terrorism that remains a threat.

I think the Bush administration should prepare a presentation which can accurately depict the status of terrorism around the world and demonstrate how much farther we've got to go. A full debriefing on Afghanistan would be very welcome, as well.

Posted by Drizzten at February 17, 2003 02:39 PM