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Obama is Evolving Regarding the War on Terror, Too


Today’s New York Times has a big piece on how President Obama is fighting al-Qaeda, including the targeting without trial of Americans abroad. This paragraph stands out like a neon sign in Vegas (emphasis mine):



Oh, please. One, Obama’s evolution was predicted. Remember John Ashcroft’s answer to the question, how would Obama be different than Preisdent Bush?


Or how Cheney predicted Obama would keep Guantanamo Bay open? This wasn’t an evolution, it was an education.

And two, where does the NYT get off saying that this is without precedent in presidential history? Yeah, Bush never had to face any of these challenges.
Never. Not a one.

How soon before Obama’s CIA has to “torture” a terrorist? More evolution?



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