The American Spectator

p>I wish you luck and no ill will, but your history bespeaks yet another looming problem of one sort or another, EU or no. br> — John McGinnis br> Arlington, Texas /p> p> Regarding the reader mail entitled “Anti-Anti-American,” I find the author suffers from a perplexing affliction shared by many liberals in America: true-leadership phobia. Of course, he (?) is able to cite the usual scapegoat smear that assigns all of the worlds terrorist endeavors against Americans as a mass retaliation to G.W.B.’s policies. What was the source of motivation for terrorist acts prior to September 11, 2001 and G.W.B.’s presidency? That answer is strangely omitted by our Irish “friend.” He questions what has been gained since our offensive was launched against those that are complicit in terrorist activity. The answer is obvious: no further mass murder on our soil, to date. To the author and, unfortunately, quite many Americans, the choice to recognize and directly address those that would cause us harm is too much to stomach. It is far easier to bury our heads in the sand and hope that radical Islam finds a more enticing target. If it was Ireland, I wonder what our “friend’s” opinion would be? br> — Please withhold my name and source /p> p> The writer refers to Bush and Blair “lying…either knowingly or not.” Lying is always intentional, you can’t “unkowingly lie.” You can be misinformed, but that completely lacks the moral complications of “lying.” br> — Nancy M. br> /p>