The problem is, among other things, that precious few of the countries on that list have resources...financial or manpower...to really be of much help.
The US has been losing respect in the eyes of the world for years... the Bill and Monica fiasco was an embarassment. European countries, in particular, found the American public's and media's obsession with the affair a source of endless amusement. Bill should've known better than to expose himself, so to speak, to that kind of attack. And the American people should have weighed their priorities a lot better, rathering than following the bidding of Clinton's enemies. But sex sells, so there you have it.
Then there was the "election that wasn't" in 2000. My boss is from India, and he said to this day, Bush is never referred to as having been "elected" but rather as having been "appointed" in the Indian press.
And now, the macho cowboy "let's kick somebody's ass" bravado that resulted in Iraq is the proverbial icing on the cake.
It's a sad state of affairs. I lived through the Nixon years and Watergate. I protested the war in Vietnam. But I have never felt such a sensation of utter disgust with the state of politics in the US as I have felt since 2000.
Sueleen Gay: "Here you go, Bitch, now go make some fukcing lemonade." 10/28/10
Updated On: 9/12/04 at 04:46 PM
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