Simple idea behind new caucus: Know thy enemy

[Robbien]

WASHINGTON – The House has scores of caucuses. Lawmakers of like mind gather to promote 4-H, the arts, biomedical research. There's the Steel Caucus, the Disability Caucus, even the U.S.-Mongolia Relations Caucus.

Last week, Rep. Kay Granger, R-Fort Worth, and three others unveiled the newest group. The bipartisan Anti-Terrorism Caucus launched with nearly one in five House members signed up. After all, who's for terror?

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"What we're doing in this caucus," said Ms. Granger, "is saying we've got to understand everything we possibly can about this war – the big war, the war on terror – and the enemy. ... We serve on important committees – International Relations, Intelligence, Armed Services, Defense – and we read white papers, and we go to classified briefings, and we exchange books. But the more we know, I think, the more we know we don't know."

And there's so much to sort through. Even the label. "War on terror" isn't quite right, she said. A more definitive choice might be "the war against militant Islamic fundamentalists."

But "that's not as catchy."

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Another catchier name for "the war against militant Islamic fundamentalists" is "Crusade". And appears we have one in five bi-partisan congressmen lining up for this Crusade.