Fight Them There or Fight Them Here

One of the themes of recent George Bush election commercials is the idea that if we do not fight terrorists where they live, we will have to fight them here. The approach options are posed by the president in an either/or scenario. Fight there (Iraq, Afghanistan, wherever) or fight here (Trade Center). By positing this either/or scenario, the ads are reminiscent of Cheney's comments earlier in the campaign where he tried to argue, through implication, that a Kerry victory would open the gate to another terrorist attack here in the US. The president's argument is that, under his leadership, we will fight the terrorists over there, wherever that is. The implication of this is that we will not fight them here. This is pretty despicable.