Politics: Bush sticks with "flypaper theory"

Yahoo reports today on Bush's latest responses to the attacks on London. To quote the article:

Bush said the London attacks were a reminder of the "evil" of the Sept. 11 attacks and underscored that the United States and its allies were fighting a "global war on terror."

"We will stay on the offense, fighting the terrorists abroad so we do not have to face them at home," Bush said.

As a brief recap, in the liberal blogging circles, this is what's known as the "flypaper theory." Basically, it's the neocon's argument that was put forth just after the Iraq war started. It theorizes that by making the terrorists focus on Iraq, they wouldn't focus on attacking us at home. I prefer to call this the "horseshit theory." There was never any good reasoning behind why this theory should work, only empty rhetoric. And now, unfortunately, the London attacks remind us what empty rhetoric gets us. Note that I am NOT saying it is our fault these attacks happened. Nor am I saying that we could have done anything to prevent these attacks. All I am saying is that we have some good proof that the neocons' arguments are as strong as a soggy paperbag.

The London attacks are a terrible tragedy that make should make us all stand united with the people of Britain. We should use this opportunity to pause and reflect on how to improve our homeland security and how our international efforts might be better used to prevent people from wanting to become terrorists in the first place. Speeches like this only serve to display our ignorance in global affairs and prevent us from seeking a course of action that would strengthen our position against terrorism. To channel Garrett for a moment: "jackass."