? Lost the plot | Main | Stefane & 3G: We Don't Wanna Put In ?
February 21, 2009
The Rest
Remember all that goodwill George Bush supposedly squandered after 9/11? You know, the kind that lead the French to claim they were all Americans now?
Yeah, about that.
Don't get me wrong. We have many welcome allies in this fight. For example, the UK, Canada, Poland, and even France and Germany have sent troops, though these latter two refused to allow their contributions to engage in combat. And don't forget Georgia, which had a damn good reason to call their troops home. They've all lost soldiers in the War on Terror and we praise their troops. The failure here is not their soldiers'. And it's not really their governments' either.
The failure is Obama's. Obama, who criticized President Bush for failing to get more support out of our European allies. Obama, who played Monday-morning quarterback to decisionmakers in Washington. Obama, who puffed himself up with cheap words. Obama, who led us to believe he could do better. He can't deliver.
The failure is Obama's. Obama, who criticized President Bush for failing to get more support out of our European allies. Obama, who played Monday-morning quarterback to decisionmakers in Washington. Obama, who puffed himself up with cheap words. Obama, who led us to believe he could do better. He can't deliver.
Not to worry. American progressives can take a leaf out of Canada's book on this one: Slap a smug smile on your face and tell all your friends how much the world loves you and as if by magic it will be true! And if you have never been anywhere, can't speak your own language properly let alone, say, Farsi and abase yourself before the imaginary Ewok religions of a variety of dark haired people you know nothing about... so much the better. "God willing".
Posted by Ghost of a flea at February 21, 2009 05:47 AM
