Bush not doing enough to fight terrorism, GOP senator says

[CShine]

MEDFORD, Mass. -- Republican Sen. Richard Lugar on Saturday said the United States isn't doing enough to stave off terrorism and criticized President Bush for failing to offer solid plans for Iraq's future. Lugar, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the nation must prevent terrorism from taking root by "repairing and building alliances," increasing trade, supporting democracy, addressing regional conflicts and controlling weapons of mass destruction.

Unless the country commits itself to such measures, "we are likely to experience acts of catastrophic terrorism that would undermine our economy, damage our society and kill hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people," the Indiana senator said during an appearance at the Fletcher School at Tufts University.

Lugar said military might alone isn't enough to eradicate terrorism.

"To win the war against terrorism, the United States must assign U.S. economic and diplomatic capabilities the same strategic priority that we assign to military capabilities," he said.

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/politics/2587326

[Postman]

1. I still say ..Bush has endangered us all to a catastrophic attack...

due to his reckless policy overseas.

[indepat]

2. And I thought GWB was really tough on terra'

[fearnobush]

6. Yeah, hard for him to be tough on terra' when all he does is create

more of it.

[NewYorkerfromMass]

3. There it is. One of the GOP's own has called out the charade.

Damn. It'll be hard to spin this one Karl. Have fun.

[leesa]

4. Of course his solution would be to invade and carpet bomb twelve other

countries that aren't doing anything to us.

[Cocoa]

5. Go back to Indiana, pinko!

or so says a Freeper...


http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1140306/posts

Of course, a lot of strange people come from that part of the country: Harkin, Gephardt, Kucinich.......borderline Communists (what's wrong with the voters there?)