Debate As A Security Issue

An interesting debate going on about the President's recent use of Caliphate in a speech.

Basically what we have surrounding the Terrorism and Islamism issues is a wrecked intellectual security system. We have "experts," plagued by political correctness whose principal goal is to not offend, we have security people completely disinterested in understanding the enemy, and we have an intellectually weak and ungraceful president who can't seem to find the right words to describe the problem he sees.

Last night, Andy remarked on how the rich political debate in the House of Commons was amazing to watch and probably strengthen's Tony Blair's own positions by forcing him to be on his toes. We have debates in this country, but it really isn't the same as seeing elected officials defending their positions, and doing so with a bit of flair and humor.

Maybe what we need in this country is a renewed emphasis on debate and intellectual curiosity, not as an end in themselves, but as a practical way to find solutions to security questions. I would be, as they say, down.