Instead of trying to frighten the American people into accepting a perpetual state of war, wouldn't it make more sense for Bush to embrace a truly international security strategy, one that endeavors to avert global disaster even as it addresses some of the root causes of terrorism?

Instead of asking only the U.S. armed forces and their families to sacrifice, wouldn't it change the dynamic of the struggle if the president enlisted every American in a campaign to combat global warming, reduce gasoline consumption and actively fight poverty?

-Bess Myerson