Sen. John Kerry: A New Approach to Fighting Terrorism

[globalvillage]

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Senator Kerry spoke at the Center for American Progress yesterday on 'A New Approach to Fighting Terrorism'. The video contains highlights of the speech. The full event can be seen at their website.

http://www.americanprogressaction.org/events/2008/07/senkerry.html

The Senator also posted at TPM yesterday on the same topic.

http://tpmcafe.talkingpointsmemo.com/2008/07/31/a_new_strategy_against_extremi/

He concludes:

"That's why I think there's a big choice in this election: McCain is taking a global counterinsurgency and trying to shoehorn it into the old "war on terror" rubric that doesn't do justice to the lessons our troops have learned the hard way.

The big picture is this: winning a war of ideas will not only enable us to defeat the terrorists, but will also restore our ability to affect positive change in other arenas. Let George Bush be remembered for an overly narrow militarized focus on fighting terrorism at the expense of our moral authority and our standing in the world. Let the next President fight terror by emphasizing the best about America to usher in a new paradigm of using force wisely, and in so doing allow us to emerge from this struggle stronger and better able to lead the world into the 21st century."

[raystorm7]

1. Just another God Damn liberal talking too much freaking sense!

[Island Blue]

2. K & R. Excellent! n/t

[Muttocracy]

3. oh, thanks, I wanted to hear this! nt

[beachmom]

4. This is a fantastic speech full of excellent ideas. K & R.

[politicasista]

5. K & R

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