Pro-American Citizen's Group Criticizes Bush Administration's War Plans as Feeble, Morally Compromised

Contact: Jason Crawford (917) 696-7877 or media@defenseofamerica.org

NEW YORK--Patriots for the Defense of America today issued America's Failing War Effort: A Report Card, a scathing critique of the Bush administration's foreign policy.

Unlike left-leaning voices critical of the war, Patriots criticizes the Bush administration from a pro-American, pro-defense perspective.  It maintains that Bush has failed to uphold the moral obligation of his government to defend American lives and interests.

Patriots assigned the Administration an average grade of D+ for its failure to execute a war against the most pressing foreign threats.  The categories graded are as follows:

1.  The Hot War (Iraq and Afghanistan):  Iraq posed a real threat to the U.S., but not as great as that posed by nations like Iran and North Korea. Each of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were fought in a shameful  manner, sacrificing American troops to unjustifiably restrictive rules of engagement.

Grade: C

2. The Cold War (Iran and North Korea):  Two out of three members of the axis of evil have gone unpunished, despite the overwhelming terrorist and/or nuclear threats they pose. Even worse, the U.S. has appeased them, encouraging further aggression.

Grade: D-

3. The Breeding Grounds (Saudi Arabia and Pakistan):  These governments claim to be allies in the war against militant Islamic terrorism, but fail to suppress terrorists in their own midst. Bush has failed to issue an ultimatum demanding their cooperation.

Grade: C-

4. Israel and the Palestinians:  The American road map for peace has forced Israel to negotiate with Palestinian terrorists, requiring Israel to abdicate its right to self-defense. This policy is self-defeating for America, since Israel is a natural ally in the war against militant Islam.

Grade: F

5. Military Deployment and Readiness:  Despite massive new defense spending, the Bush administration has failed to use its military power--especially the threat of its nuclear arsenal--in a way that minimizes risks to American troops, and maximizes the American ability to destroy the enemy.

Grade: C

6. International Law and Diplomacy:  While American policy is widely criticized as too unilateral, in reality the Bush administration has demonstrated an undue, self-abasing deference to international opinion and the U.N.--resulting in pointless delays and setbacks in the war.

Grade: D+

A copy of the 19-page report is available for download at http://defenseofamerica.org/reportcard

Patriots for the Defense of America was founded in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11th, 2001.  Its mission is to promote America's moral right to self-defense and to advocate a strong, uncompromising foreign policy.

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