A Weblog of Centrist Voices in American Politics
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May 26, 2004Clancy and Zinni on BushTNR has a very interesting article on Tom Clancy and Anthony Zinni's new book... Check it out! Here is an excerpt: The novelty of the book isn't that Clancy has moved away from criticizing liberal elites; he hasn't. Rather, it's the suggestion that President Bush, who was has so effectively positioned himself as the champion of Red State America, might in fact be no better than Clancy's old left-wing villains. Clancy, after all, seems now to be harboring contempt for both "flower children" and the Bush administration, raising the question of whether, in the author's mind, they are equally destructive forces. This is a possibility rarely considered in our polarized political climate. But in Battle Ready, Zinni and Clancy air a contention that has been percolating among right-wing realists for some time now--namely, that an overambitious Republican president can be just as bad for the U.S. military as a wimpy Democrat, albeit in a different way. Tom Clancy has long been one of popular culture's most reliable conduits of conservatives attitudes. If this is where those attitudes are headed, Bush is in trouble indeed. Posted by Mathew at May 26, 2004 12:24 PMComments
Very interesting -- another very well-written piece on the TNR site. I've been curious about Zinni's political identity for some time. I liked what he had to say during all those interviews a few months back -- the breadth and depth of his perspective on Middle East policy. More recently, I've been wondering if he isn't too partisan -- too enthusiastically anti-Bush. I didn't get to see the 60 Minutes piece though. It sounds like his book with Clancy is an intriguing combination -- strongly anti-Bush, but with a richly mixed political perspective. I can't wait to read it. Posted by: William Swann at May 26, 2004 12:58 PMFYI -- Here's an interesting recent interview with Zinni: Posted by: William Swann at May 26, 2004 04:36 PMClancy is still planning to vote for Bush, tho. The Voice of a Veteran blog has an interesting commentary on that. You should go read it. Posted by: Carla at May 26, 2004 07:44 PMGood points made prior. Each extreme side is just as bad as other. Interesting point re Clancy's vote, For some reason, I find this whole Iraq situation to be less impacting on the future than what others are saying. Perhaps because it has turned around so quickly (1 year as opposed to 5 - 15 years like Korea and Vietnam) and that no matter what the rest of the world wants to think, they have to deal with us, as we (once again have learned) that we have to deal with them, both in defense and economics. Unfortunately, its costs several lives. |
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