Robin Carnahan: “the President says America is safer today than it was before 9/11, but according to a new report recently released from…”

“the President says America is safer today than it was before 9/11, but according to a new report recently released from Foreign Policy magazine at foreignpolicy.com, an overwhelming majority of America's foreign policy experts across the political spectrum believe we are less safe today. Eighty-four percent of those interviewed for the survey said we are losing the war on terror, and 86 percent said the world is becoming more dangerous for the U.S. and for the American people. Again, this is a study of the top 100 national security experts in our Nation, weighted for balance between conservatives and liberals. Leslie Gelb, the president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, stated, ``Foreign-policy experts have never been in so much agreement about an administration's performance abroad. The reason is that it's clear to nearly all that President Bush and his team have had a totally unrealistic view of what they can accomplish with military force and threats of force.'' In other words, our Nation not only needs a military strategy, but it also needs a diplomatic strategy. It is time for a new approach, a new direction that includes both. ____________________”