Wheres the Real Center of the War on Terror?
For my upcoming birthday, I know exactly what I want: A little hardware contraption like a stud-finder, one that I can point at a map to learn the real center of the war on terror. If they’re out of stock, I’ll guess I’ll settle for a printout of Al Qaeda’s address on Mapquest. According to John Kerry in the Miami debate, “the center of the focus of the war on terror” is Afghanistan. According to President George Bush, “Iraq is a central part in the war on terror.” And back in June, 9/11 Commission Chairman Thomas Kean said the terrorists had more active contacts “with Iran and with Pakistan than there were with Iraq.” So which is it? Just like a bunch of men not to ask for directions. Or rather, just like me, an average solution-oriented person, to want certainty on an almost-impossible question. If I can’t have certainty, I do want the presidential candidates as close to the mark as they can get. But candidate Kerry, and even candidate Bush at times, are aiming incorrectly. This isn’
