Winning the War on Terror?

Let's be quite frank here. Winning the "War on Terror" (which by the way isn't the two smartest word associations in the world here war=terror etc. etc.) is probably not feasible. It's a catchphrase, it's stupid and I hate when I see stupid Fox News graphics saying things like "ALERT UPDATE - WAR ON TERROR 2004 - BROUGHT TO YOU BY GEORGE FOREMAN GRILL."

I think the President made the misstep of saying something honest the other day- that it is entirely possible that the war will never be won. Republicans across the world immediately began shitting their pants. After issuing a collective, "Whaaaa?" they sought solace from the administration (which literally two seconds after the President said this went into Retraction Overdrive), who assured them that:

In fact what the President had meant they said was that the War On Terror COULD be won, it would just be really hard.

Big mistake. In addition to sounding exactly like something John Kerry would say ("I believe in the War on Terror unless the President believes in it, in which case I'll take the other side") it was a stupid retraction.

We aren't ever going to get rid of people who hate the U.S. People have always hated what we stand for, and always will. Although apparently John Kerry will mystically make these terrorists dissapear with a big hug that he has been practicing non-stop with John Edwards.

It's odd - I get a feeling like the President is truly a weary commander. He has done his best to defend the nation (rightly or wrongly) and perhaps the constant controversy is finally getting to him. He seems tired of the Washington machine, and I don't think this "slip" is unrelated to that. I appreciate his honesty.

It won't happen, but I would be happier if the Republicans had nominated someone else. It's time to give Bush a break.

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