No Flip Flop Flap Here

Look, we all know this man cannot talk and think at the same time. So empath, with a penchant for mirroring, that I am I'm finding that can now follow the seemingly idiotic and illogical path of Bush's brain.

So, he slipped and said that the war on terror cannot be won. Not only do I believe that he meant exactly that, I agree. I also agree that it is "a tool" and a tactic that will only cease to be used when conditions change such that 'terrorists' no longer find it necessary or effective.

What I disagree with are our current tactics. To those we are engaged in battle with, we are the terrorists. I won't debate our true intention but, clearly, we miscalculated, "misunderestimated" and failed to properly analyze the consequences of our invasion. Al Qaida is no longer a fringe group led by Osama bin Laden. It is an ideology (like that of the neo-cons) and a movement that is rapidly being fueled by our actions in Iraq and our "threats" around the world. So, I don't care that Bush Reverses Himself, Says War on Terror Can Be Won:

"In the interview broadcast on NBC's 'Today' show on Monday, Bush was asked if the war on terrorism would ever be won.

'I don't think you can win it,' he replied. 'But I think you can create conditions so that those who use terror as a tool are less acceptable in parts of the world.'

Bush used the occasion of a speech to the American Legion, the nation's largest veterans group, to fight back against the Kerry team's charge that he was taking a defeatist stance.

'We meet today in a time of war for our country, a war we did not start, but one that we will win,' Bush told the group. "

I think he's right again today. Tempering it can be achieved ... but not with our current strategy and administration. George Bush has been steadfast, stubborn and unflinching in his stance on Iraq and on terrorism. He's been perfectly consistent. Unfortunately, he has been consistently wrong.