Death of a Doctrine?

I heard an interesting commentary on NPR the other day by Daniel Schorr. It seemed to wrap up all the bad things that have happened since BushCo. began espousing his doctrine of Pre-emptive Warfare. Schorr enumerated all of the disasters and missteps we've come to know so well; no WMD, no "imminent" threat, insufficient troops, poor planning, estranged allies, prisoner abuse and increased terrorism.

And then he made a connection that I hadn't really thought of before. And it may be the one unassailably good thing to come from this mal-administration. The mess made by the first application of the doctrine of pre-emption has almost certainly guaranteed that it can never be used again.

BushCo. and his neo-conservative knuckleheads pulled a fast one on many of us under cover of 9/11. But the absolute mess created by this misadventure has awakened the public and the press; creating suspicion and cynicism about their ultimate aims and the means to get there. It won't be so easy to convince Congress or the American people to let loose the reigns on Executive Power again.

It's not too early - I believe - to toast the death of the Bush Doctrine.

Salud!