”We have to get back to the place we were, where terrorists are not the focus of our lives, but they’re a nuisance. As a former law-enforcement person, I know we’re never going to end prostitution. We’re never going to end illegal gambling. But we’re going to reduce it, organized crime, to a level where it isn’t on the rise. It isn’t threatening people’s lives every day, and fundamentally, it’s something that you continue to fight, but it’s not threatening the fabric of your life.”
-Senator John Kerry in an interview from this week’s NYT Magazine.
Ok, on the one hand, I agree: we are never going to end terrorism. However, treating it like a law enforcement issue takes us back to the Clinton administration and the pre-911 mindset. This statement is tantamount to saying that he would return to a reactive, rather than proactive, anti-terrorism policy. That would be a dangerous choice.–indeed, such a policy got us 911 in the first place.
October 11th, 2004 at 10:14 am
Kerry looks at terrorism like Clinton. it is a crime not an act of war. Kerry is so off base it is dangerous
Fritz’s Thoughts
October 11th, 2004 at 10:33 am
http://www.liberaloasis.com/archives/101004.htm#101104
October 11th, 2004 at 12:37 pm
In Defense of John Kerry II
No- I’m not planning on making a habit of it. Twice is plenty. Kerry says:‘’We have to get back to the place we were, where terrorists are not the focus of our lives, but they’re a nuisance. As a former…
October 11th, 2004 at 2:26 pm
But plan to party like its 1999!
October 11th, 2004 at 5:02 pm
What Kerry said is remarkably similar to what Brent Scowcroft said a year after 9/11. He even used the word “nuisance”. In the future perhaps they should google first, make the TV ad second.
October 11th, 2004 at 7:09 pm
It’s not like Scowcroft is a big insider in this admin, so I am not sure of your point.