... was also the number one function of government-- to protect its citizens. Nobody on September 11, 2001 believed that there would never be another such attack for more than seven years.
Unfortunately, people who are protected from dangers often conclude that there are no dangers. This is most painfully visible among those Americans who are hysterical over the government's intercepting international phone calls, in order to disrupt international terrorist networks.
Many, especially among the intelligentsia, are also obsessed with whether we are being nice enough to the cut-throats locked up at Guantanamo, some of whom have already been turned loose to resume a life of terrorism. The rights of the Geneva Convention do not apply to people who neither obey the Geneva Convention nor are covered by the Geneva Convention.
That a President of the United States protected us from deadly enemies may not seem like much of an accomplishment to some. But it may be more fully appreciated when we get a President who eases up on that protection, in order to curry favor at home and abroad.
We can only hope that it will not take the sight of an American city lying in radioactive ruins to wake people up to the dangers that George W. Bush protected us against, despite an unending chorus of carping.
I'm now convinced that Bush's presidency cannot be judged until Obama's presidency ends. What of Bush's legacy will Obama be forced to embrace as he deals with the jihadist threat? And more importantly, what will be embraced by those who hate Bush so because of Obama's embrace?
These are the questions whose answers will lead to a proper viewing of the Bush Administration's 8 years.
Stay tuned.
H/T to MataHarley at Flopping Aces for the Sowell find.
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