I think you are correct. I was waiting to see some global leadership in
Bush's speech and there was none. Also very little factual information. This
could have been written months ago with a few "fill in the blank" spots.
In reality there is a lot of cooperation between states that don't have the
fondest regards for each other in the area of terrorism. Every state knows
it can happen to them and will cooperate where they might not otherwise.
Sort of like the standoff over undersea communication cables. During the
world wars every country could cut the cables of each other but no one did
knowing theirs would be cut also. Sort of a version of MAD.
Ralph
At 01:36 AM 9/12/2001 +0100, you wrote:
>Hi ppl
> Hate to come over as the whining Brit, But. This goes IMHO to
>illustrate the kind of
>policy, and presentation of policy fubars that make The US less popular
>with some parts of the
>rest of the planet.
>All day we have had Bush and the current US administration talking about
>"An attack on the
>whole civilized world" ( which imho is a little over egging the pudding )
>and several world
>leaders have chimed in agreement ( not least our very own Tony Blair ).
>Which is quite understandable, under the circumstances.
>
>Then i see Bush in a press conference say "We will defend America and
>Americans" in a
>very pointed semi-isolationist manner.
>
>Well what happened to the coalition of global civilization, sounds like
>it's fine for the "whole civilized world"
>to be happy to rally to The US's support, but Bush is only interested in
>"America and Americans".
>
>Yeah i understand Bush does not want to say anything that could be viewed
>as a commitment to
>defend other nations. But even a clumsy linguist like me can come up with a
>statement that serves
>to not commit whilst not snubbing my allies.
>"We and our allies around the world will defend our nations and our
>citizens" that easy.
>
>Now am not just playing fast and lose with somatics here, IHMO this is just
>the kind of badly presented or
>plain bad policy that helps to generate the kind of bad feelings, and sense
>of national insult, that has
>help make the events in NY and Washington possible.
>
>Zeb
>
>
>
>"FURIOUS GREEN DREAMS, LAY SLEEPING IN STATE,
>BUT SOON THE GREAT JELLY SHALL RISE FROM THE
>DEPTHS,
>AND ALL THOSE WHO MOCKED SHALL KNOW THEIR FATE
>IS SEALED"
> Guru Zeb,
> Hacienda,
> Manchester, 1989
>
>
>
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