He's a worldbeater, all right

He's a worldbeater, all right: "That was what Bush accomplished so superbly in his speech: the idealistic position -- spreading liberty -- is now also the realist one: If you don't spread it, in the end your own liberty will be jeopardized."

Exactly. A superpower doesn't work against terrorism, because all that is necessary is to create a bomb and explode it somewhere in the cities. What is needed is a true discussion on how to deal with terrorism beyond reducing it.

You could try your best to close the borders, cut and run, or you can spread liberty around the world. If liberty means creating a new economy on par with that of Japan, Germany, and France after World War II, then I'm for it. The only thing is that the Democrats must have a significant discourse on the paths that the U.S. should take to spread liberty, however much Bush may antagonize them.

I just wish that Bush had included Saudi Arabia in his Axis of Evil, since that's where the 9/11 hijackers originated. Oh, but the precious oil!