Now, in our country there is problem. Despite being British, Sasha Baron Cohen, a.k.a. Borat, sparks a mild diplomatic situation between the US and Kazakhstan, one that the administration will try to alleviate with White House talks. To be honest, I think I’d prefer Borat representing my country over Dubya.
Tag: Diplomacy
The Enemy of my Enemy.
“There’s a broader lesson here, and it speaks to the Bush administration’s present jam throughout the Middle East and in other danger zones. If the British had adopted the same policy toward dealing with Pakistan that Bush has adopted toward dealing with, say, Syria or Iran (namely, it’s an evil regime, and we don’t speak with evil regimes), then a lot of passenger planes would have shattered and spilled into the ocean, hundreds or thousands of people would have died, and the world would have suddenly been plunged into very scary territory.” In light of yesterday’s foiled plot, Slate‘s Fred Kaplan points out one of the critical flaws of Dubya Diplomacy (which, thankfully, the British do not share.)
ADA or SDS?
As seen on Medley’s Furl, Columbia PhD, Rutgers professor, and Slate “History Lesson” columnist David Greenberg reexamines the current divide between liberal internationalists and anti-imperialists among the Dems — and seems to think more of Peter Beinart’s recent “Cold War Liberal” argument and the protective camouflage DLC-types than I do — in the Boston Globe.
Kerry stands alone.
Ted Widmer calls for a return to internationalism (and principled opposition to Dubya’s foreign policy) in the Democratic party.
The Complicated American.
What the World Thinks of America, from Gary Kamiya of Salon (premium). A fascinating read.
Cheerio.
Thanks to Dubya Diplomacy, even Britain, our closest ally for almost a century, is striking out on her own.
The bluff is called.
The US backs down on its earlier threat to remove peacekeepers from Bosnia and is now trying to negotiate a 12-month exemption from the ICC.
Shame of the World.
The Dubya Administration renounces US leadership on the rule of law and tries to kill the fledgling International Criminal Court, even going so far as to stop UN peacekeeping in Bosnia. Absolutely shameful…this is even more embarrassing than our billion dollars in back dues that the Helms GOP refused to pay for so long.
If Space Arms are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will have Space Arms.
Despite what it means for a nuclear non-proliferation treaty with Russia and China, the US refuses to ban arms in space. For what would such a ban entail for Dubya’s beloved SDI?
Who’s Nation-Building now?
In light of recent events, Dubya is forced to reverse his position about another anti-Clinton campaign stance.