“The president is being denounced for not taking the kind of pre-emptive action in Afghanistan that he has been so passionately denounced for taking in Iraq. Damned if he does and damned if he doesn't.” IfsKindDoeHas BeensActionLiteraturePresidentIraqAfghanistan Author:Ferdinand Mount
“According to Richard Clarke, the former White House counterterrorism chief, Bush was so obsessed with Iraq that he failed to take action against Osama Bin Laden despite repeated warnings from his intelligence experts.” ActionHouseWhiteIraqDespiteChiefsFormerObsessedExpertsWhite HouseWarningBin LadenOsama Bin LadenCounter Terrorism Author:Ferdinand Mount
“For the first half of this century, High Court judges have been cautious to the point of timidity in expressing any criticism of governmental action; the independence of the judiciary has been of a decidedly subordinate character.” FirstsHas BeensCharacterActionHalfCenturyJudgingCriticismIndependenceCourtCautiousSubordinatesJudiciaryTimidityCourt Judges Author:Ferdinand Mount