The War on Terrorism, as defined by the Bush Administration, was not an adequate 'war'. Even worse, their definitions of 'terror' and 'homeland' resulted in damaging America's reputation and goodwill and creating more reasons for Ayman al-Zawahiri and Bin Laden to continue recruiting.
I hope the next four years will learn from the mistakes of the Bush Administration and take on a narrowly-defined "war on terror" and seriously address the humanitarian disasters.
For example, the Taliban has been terrorizing women and girls in certain parts of Pakistan. They have banned Pakistani girls from attending school, threatening to shoot acid at them if they try--just like they did in Afghanistan. This is a serious violation of women's rights. Finding constructive and multilateral solutions to address this problem is a better use of American ingenuity and power.
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