The_Elucidator
05-31-2007, 08:44 AM
A look back at the GOP 2008 victory
James P. Pinkerton (http://www.newsday.com/news/opinion/ny-jamespinkerton,0,831546.columnist?coll=ny-viewpoints-headlines)
May 31, 2007
Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008: To understand how the Republicans did the seemingly impossible - win the presidency for a third straight election - we must go back to the pivotal period: spring 2007.
That was when the GOP finally snapped out of its infatuation with George W. Bush and his "invade the world/invite the world" ideology. On the one hand, the Bush policy was to fight open-ended foreign wars in the name of abstractions simply not applicable to Muslims in the Middle East. On the other hand, the president seemed to think America was an abstraction, a land of universal principles, as opposed to distinct cultural traditions.
In Bush's view, the United States was a platform for international experimentation, not a homeland to be secured. Thus, pacifying the Sunni Triangle was more important than securing the border with Mexico.
http://www.newsday.com/news/opinion/ny-oppink5235874may31,0,2572004.column?coll=ny-viewpoints-headlines
James P. Pinkerton (http://www.newsday.com/news/opinion/ny-jamespinkerton,0,831546.columnist?coll=ny-viewpoints-headlines)
May 31, 2007
Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008: To understand how the Republicans did the seemingly impossible - win the presidency for a third straight election - we must go back to the pivotal period: spring 2007.
That was when the GOP finally snapped out of its infatuation with George W. Bush and his "invade the world/invite the world" ideology. On the one hand, the Bush policy was to fight open-ended foreign wars in the name of abstractions simply not applicable to Muslims in the Middle East. On the other hand, the president seemed to think America was an abstraction, a land of universal principles, as opposed to distinct cultural traditions.
In Bush's view, the United States was a platform for international experimentation, not a homeland to be secured. Thus, pacifying the Sunni Triangle was more important than securing the border with Mexico.
http://www.newsday.com/news/opinion/ny-oppink5235874may31,0,2572004.column?coll=ny-viewpoints-headlines