Senator Barack Obama, stepping up his effort to prove that he is more than just a pretty face, has decreed that he would actively strike at terrorist bases in other nations, whether or not their government consents. Specifically, he has said he would attack terrorists in Pakistan, whether or not the Pakistani government consents.
With some astonishment, we must admit that we concur with this proposal. It is incumbent upon our government to strike our enemies wherever it can find them. Those who give them sanctuary must do so at their own risk.
But the Senator has not explained:
1. How he would justify such actions under his party's understanding of "international law," and,
2. How such exercises would differ from the "incursions" into Laos and Cambodia ordered by President Nixon.
Could it be that Mr. Nixon had it right all along?
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