revisiting the classics

Miles Jackson cqmv at pdx.edu
Tue Nov 13 19:00:15 PST 2001


On Tue, 13 Nov 2001, Brad DeLong wrote:


> This is why I am at one level profoundly upset and distressed by the
> Bushies' refusal to ask Congress for a Declaration of War against
> "Al-Qaeda, the Taliban de facto government of southern Afghanistan,
> and Others Yet Unknown allied with them." It means that the U.S.
> domestic and international security apparatuses will never return to
> their state as of September 10.
>

Thanks for coming back, Brad. This is an important point. But isn't this "unknown allied" rhetoric a little dodgy? From the way Bushies are describing terrorism, this throws a pretty wide net.

Miles



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