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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: PROLIFE who wrote (376440)	3/22/2003 5:55:41 PM
From: Kevin Rose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Wow. Did this fellow completely miss the point, or what? Is he related to Rush? If so, that explains it. The point of diplomacy is to convince others that your position is indeed the right position. The positive aspects of inclusion are numerous; sharing of burden, clear mandate, building of trust. The negative aspects are: overtaxing of resources, opposition to objectives, and mistrust in future dealings. Bush has had plenty of time to build his case against Saddam and convince others. The pure, hard fact is that he could not. The reasons are numerous, but all point to one overwhelming fact: Bush's thought process is so narrow as to proclude his ability to see the point of view of others. He is a simple man; great for focus, lousy for diplomacy. Btw: this failure started from the beginning of his term. He has consistently snubbed other nations and shown a disdain for the diplomatic process. You might argue that diplomacy is not needed, that unilateralism is necessary, that the US should go it alone. But, you haven't a leg to stand on when you claim that Bush has not failed in diplomacy.