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Today Josh had posted this thread over in the Cafe:

Bush's Goldilocks Moment: Terror Just Right

How timely.

Here's a report that was released today during a press conference with Senator Harry Reid.

Everyone may find the following information quite handy when comparing the Iraq situation with it's relationship to the overall National Security strategy.

The Numbers Don't Lie -- The Bush Strategy is Not Working

The debate is on....

TheThird-Way National Security Project

The Neo Con: The Bush Defense Record by the Numbers

An Analysis of the Data Behind the Bush Approach to National Security

This report examines the data behind the Bush claim that he has made America safer and concludes that “the numbers don’t lie – the Bush strategy is not working.”

Abstract:

The most fundamental role of the President is to keep America safe, and five and half years into the Bush administration, Third Way examines the numbers behind Bush’s national security strategy. The report measures seven key national security indicators: Iraq, terrorism (broadly defined), Afghanistan, Iran, North Korea, the condition of the

American military, and China.

The study finds that across the board, the numbers show that the Bush approach is failing.

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The Press Release

The Report: pdf download

Read it.

Absorb it.

Keep this information at the forefront of the debate and discussion.

~OGD~

ps: Please go here if you wish to comment on this report left at Josh's post.