Quote of the Day
"If George W. Bush were to discover a cure for cancer, his critics would denounce him for having done it unilaterally, without adequate consultation, with a crude disregard for the sensibilities of others. He pursued his goal obstinately, they would say, without filtering his thoughts through the medical research establishment. And he didn't share his research with competing labs and thus caused resentment among other scientists who didn't have the resources or the bold--perhaps even somewhat reckless--instincts to pursue the task as he did. And he completely ignored the World Health Organization, showing his contempt for international institutions. Anyway, a cure for cancer is all fine and nice, but what about AIDS?"
-The New Republic's Martin Peretz, in
an excellent essay giving credit where credit is due to Bush, but not letting him off the hook either. The only problem? In a section bashing various half-baked counterterrorism measures of the Clinton Administration, he leaves out the part, as mentioned in the 9/11 Commission report, in which Clinton
proposed sending "ninjas" to parachute into al-Qaeda's training camp.
Posted by Stephen Silver at April 5, 2005 10:33 PM