I don't think PR is our problem. Forget Iraq, let's look at Afghanistan. We had a lot of world support for going in their and cleaning out that nest of vipers. We did our usual great job at invading, and made a lot of promises about what would happen next. Then: boom, Iraq is story 1, and Afghanistan festers and rots. It now has the seen record poppy production, the country is far from rebuilt, our puppet is isolated in the capital, and the Taliban is making a comeback. Rumors are that bin Laden is back in the country.
People look at that and think that the US is one of two things: liars or incompetent. Which is it?
And don't get me started on the 'Coalition of the Willing'. Outside of Britain, there has been no significant contribution by other nations. Yes, some have sent some minimal forces, and lost good men, but overall we are really paying the show, both financially and militarily. Contrast that to the vast coalition that Bush 41 put together.
I remember thinking that Bush 41 was moving awfully slow in building up the coalition and in the air campaign, and that he made a mistake in not taking over the whole country. Turns out that Father really does Know Best. |
