Posts tagged “us foreign policy”
Rice's careful non-denial about attacking Iran tells the whole story. "Not on the agenda at this point" is diplomatic cover, not a denial. Given Bush's track record of doing the unthinkable, and Iran's role in funding the Iraqi insurgency, I'd bet we're attacking Iran within twelve months.
Rumsfeld literally confused Saddam Hussein with Osama bin Laden. Twice. In 20 minutes. Maybe we didn't invade Afghanistan because these idiots couldn't find it on a map. The conspiracy theories were dumb, but at least they required basic competence to execute.
The Chalabi scandal keeps compounding: we paid millions to a convicted fraudster for false intel, invaded Iraq based on it, and possibly got played by Iran. Nobody's been fired. Never underestimate the Bush administration's capacity to make catastrophically bad situations dramatically worse.
If this story is accurate, the US is now keeping slaves in Iraq. Slaves. I'm done making jokes about this administration. Bush is closer to Hitler's wartime behavior than anyone in recent memory. This has to stop.
Linking to a great piece about America's baffling assumption that everyone loves them. Not everyone wants to be American, not everyone agrees America is the best, and sometimes America gets things completely wrong. Apparently these are radical ideas.
I'm ambivalent but increasingly convinced we should attack Iraq now, before Saddam gets nukes. It's not about the reasons Bush gives (oil), and yes, innocents will die, but stopping a greater evil before it's inevitable seems worth it. I just hope Iraq can govern itself afterward.
A US Congressman's anti-France rant on Radio 4 is the most gloriously offensive thing I've ever heard. The surrender joke at 5:40 is pure gold. Also, go send someone an anti-valentine.
The UN Security Council voted unanimously for the Iraq resolution, prompting a Clinton NSC member to warn that there are "no checks and balances on President Bush." The irony of foreign autocracies positioning themselves as defenders of democratic restraint is apparently lost on everyone involved.
Alanis is back with *Under Rug Swept*, a fantastic return to form. Also: America's treatment of Camp X-ray prisoners violates the Geneva Convention, the USA PATRIOT Act is being abused to silence dissent, and the "land of the free" is looking pretty hypocritical right now.
