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In response to a nasty appearance by Tom Delay on Meet the Press, Wesley Clark's campaign issued an awesome press release (from TAPPED):

This morning on Meet the Press, when asked about Clark's criticism of the Bush administration's failure to capture those responsible for 9/11 and his stance that the threat in Iraq was not imminent, Tom Delay said, "unfortunately Wesley Clark must live in a different world."

Clark Campaign Strategist Reid Cherlin responded to Tom 'Chicken-hawk' Delay's latest cowardly comments, "The closest to real combat that Tom 'Chicken-Hawk' Delay has ever come was when he got himself a student deferment from Vietnam and instead suited up in his exterminator outfit and defended the people of Texas against invading cockroaches, marauding red ants and hostile moths. Wes Clark has seen real combat, given his blood for our country, and commanded troops in battle, which is why he believes we need to win the war on terrorism instead of declaring victory when we all know that the terrorists directly responsible for 9/11 are still out there at large. General Clark lives in a world where he believes that America will be stronger, safer and more secure if we are focused on winning the war against the terrorists, getting Osama bin Laden and working with our Allies."

Meanwhile, Atrios gave proper respect to the terror alert system.



An informative Foreign Affairs article provides some context for Libya's decision to give up WMD (from Talking Point Memo). Economic sanctions have hurt Libya enormously, and Qaddafi is listening to his more pragmatic advisors. He's willing to renounce terrorism and give up his meager WMD program to gain access to Western investments. Economic sanctions actually worked.

posted by Julian at 1:20PM