It was an overstatement, but we have lost our standing in the world as well as the sympathy, compassion and outpouring of love we had last year at this time by a wide margin
Karen, you seem to put so much weight on public pronouncments. They don't deserve it. Watch deeds, not words.
Nothing was easier than giving five minute's sympathy to an America bloodied and on one knee on September 11, 2001. Nothing in such easy sympathy implies of itself that the sympathisers are real allies who would back any action we took in response to the terrorism, whether to punish the terrorists or to try to prevent future attacks.
In fact, the actual response (here again, I lay more weight on deeds than words) separates the sheep from the goats. Britain, France (quietly since the change of government), Turkey, Kuwait, Qattar, Jordan and Israel have been acting as our allies, never mind pronouncements to the contrary from some of them. Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan are playing a double game, speaking against us, acting both for and against us. Syria, Iraq, Iran are acting agaisnt us. That's the real lineup. |
