DIV>11. When asked to list what stuck in their minds about the
campaign, voters most frequently named two Bush TV ads that played to
fears of terrorism. How did the US get here? And how much damage has
been done to the functioning of democracy? Never has there been a worse
time to lose the capacity to face long-term challenges, from national
security to the economy, from issues of health and social welfare to the
environment. As Al Gore's farsighted and powerful manifesto for clear
thinking shows, there is precious little time to waste.<
At the time George W. Bush ordered forces to invade Iraq, 70 per
cent of Americans believed Saddam Hussein was linked to 9
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expertise of skilled practitioners across a broad range of
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part philosophical tract, The Assault on Reason reveals an angry,
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winds Al Gore, who has decided to lay it all on the line with a
blistering assessment of the Bush administration and the state of
public discourse in America' New York Times 'He provides in this book
one of the most comprehensive indictments of the Bush administration
that has ever appeared in print' LA Times
DIV>11. When asked to list what stuck in their minds
about the campaign, voters most frequently named two Bush TV ads that
played to fears of terrorism. How did the US get here? And how much
damage has been done to the functioning of democracy? Never has there
been a worse time to lose the capacity to face long-term challenges,
from national security to the economy, from issues of health and
social welfare to the environment. As Al Gore's farsighted and
powerful manifesto for clear thinking shows, there is precious little
time to waste.<
At the time George W. Bush ordered forces to
invade Iraq, 70 per cent of Americans believed Saddam Hussein was
linked to 9
