Sully has it in for Fred Kaplan's generally correct assesment that the 1600 Crew's unilateralist World View has cost us dearly, both in terms of our long-standing alliances, but even in terms of support from those who were not 'our friends' but were sympathetic and even trying to be helpful after 9-11.
If there's one truly pathetic anti-war line being peddled right now, it is that the Bush administration tragically "blew" the world-wide sympathy for Americans in the wake of 9/11. How did they DO this? By allegedly refusing allied support in Afghanistan and Iraq, sidelining the U.N., acting all "unilateral," and ... well, you've probably listened to enough NPR to finish the sentence. Fred Kaplan in Slate lays it on with a trowel this week.
One thing Sully should never use in print, conversation or anywhere else is the word "blew".
posted by Jo Fish on 09.10.03 at 11:16 PM
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Just makes me sick.
Clinton was a fucking Merlin when it came to securing a strong position in the world for this country. Clinton had more support globally than any US President has had since Roosevelt. The day he left office we were the world's only superpower: universally admired and feared militarily.
The wingnuts, Sullivan included, attacked him on EVERY single thing he ever did vis-a-vis foreign policy.
Without fail.
With Whistle-ass you have a nearly perfect reverse Midas shit-touch ... and the proper response is to fellate him. At least according to Andrew "Let me be your Monica" Sullivan.
Now we are feared by most countries because we will attack anyone we want. We are admired only by fools like Mr. Aznar, and our military is put in a can't-win position where our strengths are useless because the primary victory needs to be political and you can't put together a coalition with people by alienating them, calling them irrelevant, disregarding them, then realizing you're up shit creek without a paddle and asking, "Little help here? ... Can I get some help?"
posted by: Evan Allen on 09.11.03 at 12:49 AM [permalink]
