Wednesday, September 03, 2003
"Skepticism Greets Bush's Multilateral Move"
Gosh, you think?
Anyhow, that's the headline over Jefferson Morley's World Opinion Roundup in WaPo.
Could it possibly be... that the Bush administration's lies, bullying, bait and switch tactics, disrespect for the rule of law, betrayal of those who try to make deals with them, and their uniquely toxic mixture of wishful thinking, arrogance, viciousness, and incompetence have had consequences?
Naah...
You know, I keep chastising myself for not coming up with something positive... The sort of thoughtful paragraph that would begin "To win the peace in Iraq, the United States can and should do the following four things. First..."
But then I realize that job one is to Get These Guys Outta There. Nothing can be accomplished while they are in office, because at this point we know them; they have a track record. They will not change.
Why on earth would anyone—the UN, "old" Europe, "new" Europe, anyone—try to make a deal with these guys? Quick, name the head of state who's dying to be the Max Cleland of international relations...
Anyhow, that's the headline over Jefferson Morley's World Opinion Roundup in WaPo.
Could it possibly be... that the Bush administration's lies, bullying, bait and switch tactics, disrespect for the rule of law, betrayal of those who try to make deals with them, and their uniquely toxic mixture of wishful thinking, arrogance, viciousness, and incompetence have had consequences?
Naah...
You know, I keep chastising myself for not coming up with something positive... The sort of thoughtful paragraph that would begin "To win the peace in Iraq, the United States can and should do the following four things. First..."
But then I realize that job one is to Get These Guys Outta There. Nothing can be accomplished while they are in office, because at this point we know them; they have a track record. They will not change.
Why on earth would anyone—the UN, "old" Europe, "new" Europe, anyone—try to make a deal with these guys? Quick, name the head of state who's dying to be the Max Cleland of international relations...
