" Tony Blair: Leader of the Free World " - By Llewellyn D. Howell

[yorkiemommie1]

one man's opinion:

The British prime minister supplants
President Bush as a global influence on
terrorism, diplomacy, the environment


.... " The Bush recess appointment of John Bolton as U.N. ambassador only confirmed what was already apparent; the American president is no longer the leader of the free world. That light is now being passed to others. Instead of having a strategy to shape the world for the betterment of mankind, the Bush administration has wandered aimlessly among objectives in foreign policy and employed bullying tactics instead of the bully pulpit. It has involved itself in an intricate web of falsehoods to substitute for thoughtfulness and good planning and to cover for its grossest mistakes. Global leadership in the hands of the Bush administration has spiraled downward, leaving an opening for others to set examples and provide guidance.


The most critical of these failures in leadership is not the Bolton appointment. That was only a demonstration of the point. The worst was still the invasion of Iraq under -- at best -- deceptive rationales and possibly with fabricated intelligence. While weapons of mass destruction in the hands of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein were touted by the Bush administration as the explicit reason for invading Iraq, the complete lack of evidence on this count only resulted in an ex post facto shift in the administration's argument to the establishment of an Iraqi democracy. In doing so, it has completely ignored the many other dictatorships the United States has supported (including Saddam Hussein's) and continues to support around the world. ( snip )

goes on to slam * on a number of issues. http://starbulletin.com/2005/08/14/editorial/indexspecial2.html




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I hardly consider Blair as the new leader of the free world. He is still as *'s poodle and complicit in his crimes, but I do like the fact that * is being dressed down on so many issues by this writer, esp. in the Star Bulletin which is pretty rw and in Hawaii which was almost a swing state in '04 and has many working to turn Hawaii into a red state.
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edited to add that I emailed the SB about the DSM and PNAC and the fact that Blair's willingness to go along w/ Bush makes him just as much of a criminal as B. That Blair should have refused way back then to sit on *'s lap.

[Demeter]

1. Swap One Lemming For Another

still go over the cliff. Big deal!

[indepat]

2. Could W have done his little thingy without the aid and support of Tony?

Some leader.

[yorkiemommie1]

3. i agree

I still hope that my bushbot acquaintances in HI read this.

It rankles every time I recall one of them ( who does biz w/ DOD ) saying that Cheney is a 'cool and fun' guy and encouraged him to work harder to get HI to go red next time.

[wli]

4. Bliar Bliar British constitution on fire

It's time for a vote of no confidence.