John Kerry: United States "a sort of international pariah."

[cynatnite]

DAVOS, Switzerland - Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry slammed the foreign policy of the Bush administration on Saturday, saying it has caused the United States to become "a sort of international pariah."

The statement came as the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee responded to a question about whether the U.S. government had failed to adequately engage Iran's government before the election of hard-liner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2005.

Kerry said the Bush administration has failed to adequately address a number of foreign policy issues.

"When we walk away from global warming, Kyoto, when we are irresponsibly slow in moving toward AIDS in Africa, when we don't advance and live up to our own rhetoric and standards, we set a terrible message of duplicity and hypocrisy," Kerry said.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070127/ap_on_go_co/world_forum_kerry

[malaise]

1. Well said JK

K & R

[orpupilofnature57]

2. Shrub has superimposed his image on u.s

[Cleita]

3. Good for Kerry. Let's hope we hear more of this from him and

others who have been reluctant until now to criticize our rogue government under the Republicans.

[blm]

7. Actually, Kerry said close to this in late 2001 and many times afterwards

The Feb 2002 and NewYorker articles on him had comments similar to this. The rest of media ignored his words - as usual. Too busy cheerleading the Bushboy as the hero of the free world.

[Cleita]

8. Maybe he did, but of course back then we had nothing but the

MSM and dwindling opposition voices being heard.

[blm]

10. We had plenty of "Did God choose Bush for this moment in history' discussions, though.

Didn't we?

Thankyou, Tim Russert and all the NBC's. I am sure you will go down in history as a great catapulter for the propaganda. An honor you can share with your close second - CNN.

[frogcycle]

4. agree with the plaudits

the maniacal mouth-frothing crowd will say he "hates America"

[blm]

12. I'm waiting for Hillary to pipe up and say Kerry's words are 'inappropriate'

and Harol Ford will add that Kerry's 'not part of the DLC' and the DLC distances themselves from his remarks.

[Bluebear]

5. The hell with him!@!!111111 We are NOT a pariah!!!!111111

What's a pariah?
- channeling Joe Rightwing.

[patricia92243]

6. We in the US are holding our breath and waiting out Bush's term. If we could only get the rest of t

the world to do this. Actually, they might do this if Bush would leave THEM alone.

[Toots]

9. All world leaders Respect and most Adore Bill Clinton, None Respect and most Abhor

the thing that currently occupies the Whitehouse...Most people in the world choose their leaders because they have intelligence and wisdom, America once again sets a different tone...

[indepat]

11. Duplicity and hypocrisy. Add a dash of reichousness and mendacity and what do you get: 'pukedom