The recent exchange between Sarah Palin and Charles Gibson on the topic of the Bush Doctrine has incited a spirited discussion in the MSM and the blogosphere about what exactly the "Bush Doctrine" means.On the one hand, the critics of Palin are utterly dismayed that she appeared to fumble when asked something that even your average  preschooler should know. On the other hand, defenders of Palin have been criticizing what they take to be a  Gibson's own misunderstanding of the issue. According to Gibson, the Bush Doctrine asserted the right to launch pre-emptive military strikes. Some of Gibson's critics have been pointing out that the right to launch preemptive strikes is only one aspect or, to use Norman Podhoretz's term, "pillar" of the Bush Doctrine  Others have been pointing out that, in the final analysis, there really is no one agreed upon meaning to the Bush Doctrine.Today, in his Washington Post piece "Charlie Gibson's Gaffe"...(Read Full Post)