Wednesday Open Thread – October 26th

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE on earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever.  Amen †

"Leave The Gun, Take The Cannoli…"

The Bush Doctrine, articulated by George W. Bush after terrorists killed almost 3,000 people in the Sept. 11 attacks, was simple: “We will pursue nations that provide aid or safe haven to terrorism. Every nation, in every region, now has a decision to make: Either you are with us, or you are with the terrorists,” he said on Sept. 20, 2001.
Mr. Bush meant then as president, as he still does, that American foreign policy and global intervention were intended to support democratic governments around the world and to push for “regime change” – a move Democrats enthusiastically supported vis a vis Iraq when Bill Clinton was president. (more…)