Edwards rejects the term “Global War on Terror”
John Edwards has staked out bold political ground, rejecting the “Bush-created political” term: Global War on Terror.
“This political language has created a frame that is not accurate and that Bush and his gang have used to justify anything they want to do,” Edwards said in a phone interview with Time. “It’s been used to justify a whole series of things that are not justifiable, ranging from the war in Iraq, to torture, to violation of the civil liberties of Americans, to illegal spying on Americans. Anyone who speaks out against these things is treated as unpatriotic. I also think it suggests that there’s a fixed enemy that we can defeat with just a military campaign. I just don’t think that’s true.”
Once again, Edwards has revealed that he is a leader who is thoughtful and independent, not willing to jump on the propaganda bandwagon driven by George Bush. I can’t say the same for Billary Clinton.