Thursday, September 25, 2003
The shorter Bush diplomacy
Step 1: Piss all over them. Step 2: Demand their help.
Hey, it used to work with the Democrats!
But it's not working now. AP's Barry Schweid reports:
Funny thing. Diplomacy and multilateralism would have saved American lives in Iraq. Now they figure it out. But since they're SOL, all they can do is play to the base and talk about evil and the sex trade. What a sorry spectacle!
What does Bush tell the reservists? What does he tell the kids?
Hey, it used to work with the Democrats!
But it's not working now. AP's Barry Schweid reports:
A resolute speech and two days of personal diplomacy by President Bush are failing to soften resistance to his postwar strategy for Iraq, and a U.S. resolution designed to bring fresh peacekeeping troops and financial support remains stalemated.
Resistance from other nations is so stiff that Bush did not solicit contributions from the leaders of France, Germany, India and Pakistan and none were volunteered. Secretary of State Colin Powell discussed the possibility of Turkish peacekeepers with Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul - without getting a clear commitment.
Funny thing. Diplomacy and multilateralism would have saved American lives in Iraq. Now they figure it out. But since they're SOL, all they can do is play to the base and talk about evil and the sex trade. What a sorry spectacle!
What does Bush tell the reservists? What does he tell the kids?
