But Clinton must speak out.  And he must do it now before the midterm elections.  Cleaning out the corrupt ineffectual Houses of Congress is essential to putting this nation back on track and thwarting nuclear disaster.

The Bush Administration, and the entire Republican Congress are guilty of creating this mess with North Korea.  When Condoleeza Rice says America has dealt directly with North Korea in the past, she means Clinton's America dealt directly with North Korea.  Not Bush's America, McCaine's America, or Rice's America.  Their America has done nothing but treat North Korea like a naughty child, attributing pejoratives like "bad behavior" to  the actions of a sovereign state of 23 million people.  Even if one were to accept their notion that North Korea is a belligerant child, one would still be wise to deal with North Korea directly.  One should never walk away from a child with a weapon any more than one should walk away from an adult with a weapon.  Both the child and adult must be dealt with clearly, directly and honestly.

Bush's constant mantra that his most solemn responsibility as President is to protect the people of this nation was most certainly abrogated when he failed to take every diplomatic action necessary with Iraq, Iran, Syria, Palestine, Venezuela and North Korea.  One negotiates directly to diffuse a problem.  One communicates directly to avoid a problem.  Abandonment, avoidance, stubbornness and dismissiveness are not solutions.  They are the behaviors of a child, and not consistent with the actions of a super power that warrants esteem.

Since leaving office nearly six years ago, Bill Clinton has vociferously defended his Presidency only once.  It happened on September 26th after Clinton was blind-sided by Fox pseudo-journalist, Chris Wallace.  Democrats approved strongly of Clinton's actions, believing he set a powerful tone for his Party.  Interestingly, that Fox News face-off happened prior to John McCaine's October 10th attacks on Clinton.  Following McCaine's attacks, one can only hope Mr. Clinton will maintain an even more aggressive defense of his Presidency.  Compared to the bungled Presidency of George W. Bush, Mr. Clinton has much to be proud of.

The Bill Clinton Presidency and the Democratic Party do not bear responsibility for George Bush's broken negotiations with North Korea, the quagmires in Afghanistan and Iraq, the growing number of American, Iraqi and Afghani casualties, the growing national debt, the disaster of Katrina, and the growing worldwide hatred of the United States.  These unfortunate circumstances are the direct result of the failed policies and ineptitude of the Bush Administration and the Republican lead Congress.

Right now the United States is in deep trouble, the depths of which it never faced under the Presidency of Bill Clinton.  With the midterm elections just weeks away, no Democrat should accept being swift-boated.  All Democrats, including Bill Clinton, have the responsibility to fight back, loudly and courageously.  John Kerry was silent and failed.  Max Cleland was silent and failed.   Silence is no option for Bill Clinton.  Although he isn't a candidate, he is still a force in the Democratic Party whose leadership can inspire success.  It would be  derelict of him to allow Republicans to swiftboat his Presidency by blaming him for Bush's ineptitude in North Korea.

Fight back, Bill Clinton.  Your loyalty is not to Bush, Sr.  Your loyalty is to your nation and to strongly represent and defend your own Presidency.  Stand up.  Fight back. Rock every swift boat till they sink in the sea.  Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow!  The future of our world is today!

Linda Milazzo a contributing editor to MWC News is a Los Angeles based writer, educator and activist. Her writing has appeared in numerous newspapers, magazines and domestic and international journals. She's a member of CodePink Women For Peace and Progressive Democrats of America.

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