The president has finally gotten on the right line of thinking and is talking about Kerry's wrong world view on the war.
Even though Kerry's folks are claiming it was taken by the Bush admin out of context, the comment by Kerry in the New York Times Mag interview published over the weekend is one that perfectly explains the problem with his view of the terrorists.
Kerry said, "We have to get back to the place we were, where terrorists are not the focus of our lives, but they're a nuisance."
''As a former law enforcement person, I know we're never going to end prostitution. We're never going to end illegal gambling. But we're going to reduce it, organized crime, to a level where it isn't on the rise. It isn't threatening people's lives every day, and fundamentally, it's something that you continue to fight, but it's not threatening the fabric of your life.''
There's the difference. Terrorists under Kerry's view are just men behaving badly. And this is not a war where, despite all the tough talk on the stump by Kerry, we have an enemy who needs to be destroyed. This is something to be managed, not won.
I believe that's what Kerry really believes. And that is all the difference in the world.