State of the World
Today TheTalkingDog presented us with his state of the world address. It seems a fair assessment and should be read in conjunction with Pat Riotic’s message and the dog’s substantive supporting documentation.
US Foreign Policy
If you won’t play my way redux..
Emma suggests, in commenting on this Slate article, that the Pentagon behaves like a six year old child. In the same article General Van Riper (there seem to be hundreds of these generals) comments on the failed war game exercise (one that set much basis for the current ‘effort’):
Finally, Van Riper quit the game in protest, so as not to be associated with what would be misleading results. As he explained in his e-mail, “You don’t come to a conclusion beforehand and then work your way to that conclusion. You see how the thing plays out.”
There is no surprize here. And as I previously noted it is the ongoing behavior of the Bush deministration.
US Vetoes
Estimated Prophet suggests that we might want to think about US Security Council vetoes. You can find additional information on these and other vetoes here.
If you won’t play my way..
In today’s NY Times Patrick Tyler argues that Bush and advisors want to avoid an open break with the Security Council, etc:
But the concept of open-ended inspections is unacceptable to Mr. Bush and could well lead the United States soon to take the step that the president and his advisers � indeed most Americans � would certainly like to avoid: an open break with the Security Council and the formation of a “coalition of the willing” that would divide not only the United Nations, but also Europe and Asia.
Their behavior, though, strikes me as that of folks who will only play if you are in complete sycophantic agreement with them. And, if not, will take their toys and go play by themselves.