The Failure of BushCo's War

The U.S. report card on the War on Terror is in. And, not surprisingly, it's abysmal. Experts of all political persuasions overwhelmingly agree on two things:

• We are not winning the war.
• The world is becoming a more, not less, dangerous place for Americans.

The Wreckage in the China Shop
By Bob Herbert
The New York Times

After all the sound and fury of the past few years, how is the U.S. doing in its fight against terrorism?

Not too well, according to a recent survey of more than 100 highly respected foreign policy and national security experts. The survey, dubbed the "Terrorism Index," was conducted by the Center for American Progress and Foreign Policy magazine. The respondents included Republicans and Democrats, moderates, liberals and conservatives.

The survey's findings were striking. A strong, bipartisan consensus emerged on two crucial points: 84 percent of the respondents said the United States was not winning the war on terror, and 86 percent said the world was becoming more — not less — dangerous for Americans.

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