Radical Middle on Terrorism

Mark Satin's Radical Middle on-line newsletter has just published an excellent analysis of how to apply insights from all parts of the political spectrum regarding terrorism.
"Terrorism speaks to some of the deepest-rooted impulses in the human psyche. How can it possibly be understood, let alone controlled, without making use of the insights and experiences of all of us, whatever our politics?

Perhaps we should see the terrorist threat as a God-given invitation to restructure our institutions so that we spend our days absorbing each other's insights and perspectives, rather than ignoring or attacking them."

His excellent article continues with 12 causes & 22 suggested solutions. I was surprised to find myself agreeing with all of the causes and all the solutions, with only one small exception.

Although I agree with the goal of solution 8: Build international law. I suspect that doing so is beyond our capability at present. Sadly, our best efforts at the United Nations have failed to prevent it from becoming a mockery of all we hold dear. A typical example is that murderous dictators continue to dominate U.N. human rights committees despite a strenuous U.S. effort in recent years to return those committees to at least a smidgen of concern for the people they claim to serve.

In particular, I agree with Satin that it's time for partisans such as MoveOn to move on from their 8 year long tantrum and stop acting like every issue on Earth can be decided correctly by finding out what GW wants to do and opposing that as mindlessly as an angry 2 year old. We still need there to be a nation for the winner in 2008 to be President of, OK? And news flash: GW isn't even on the ballot in 2008!