The Actual Debate

L. Paul Bremer, formerly head of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq, was on The Daily Show last night:

Bremer: As you know, I did support the war. I supported the war because I’ve been involved in the fight on terrorism for twenty-five years now, and I was concerned that the new terrorists, the guys who showed their face here on 9/11, would get their hands on really bad stuff: nuclear, chemical or biological. And I think we need to be very concerned about that. I think that is the preeminent threat to American security.

Jon Stewart: I definitely think we’re still going on that problem. I feel that it would be nice, for once, if the debate we have in this country about our actions is the actual debate that’s going on, and not the one that was invented by the marketing guys.