Photo: Paul Wolfowitz The bin Laden Raid And The 'Virtues of Boldness' -- James Taranto, Wall Street Journal
Paul Wolfowitz on the death of Osama, the pro-democracy Arab Spring, and the importance of U.S. leadership.
One morning when he was deputy defense secretary, Paul Wolfowitz had breakfast at the Pentagon with a group of congressmen. His boss, Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, "was talking about the difficulties of predicting the future and the dangers of surprise," Mr. Wolfowitz recalls. "He said, 'You know, historically every time we think the threat has gone away, something comes along and surprises us.'" Mr. Wolfowitz's next meeting was interrupted by the news that a plane had hit the World Trade Center. Soon after, the Pentagon was evacuated after being hit by another hijacked aircraft.
Recent months have brought new surprises, as a wave of pro-democracy demonstrations has swept across the Arab world. Then, this week, President Obama announced that al Qaeda's leader was dead.
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My Comment: I have on many occasions disagreed with Paul Wolfowitz's viewpoints and policy decisions (especially on the Iraq war) .... but on some other issues and viewpoints I have been impressed. In this article he does not disappoint, and it is my "must read" for today.
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