Reply #12: Republican definition of sucees equals our definition of failure. [View All]

[Old and In the Way]

It truly is a monumental failure of Republican stewardship to assume military might can trump diplomacy. We've shown the world that application of our power has limitations and weakness. The PNAC hallucination will be our downfall in this world. We've become the uninformed, petulant, spoiled bully - a macrocosm of Bush, if you will. Compare that with the friendlier, smarter, more humanly compassionate Clinton that resounded well in the world. The peoples of this world loved BC....... he furthered US interests simply by engaging as an honest partner in promoting the overall world's welfare. Not one soldier's life lost in 8 years under Clinton.

Iraq has proven the folly of letting a flock of oily chickenhawks conduct foreign policy.....sadly the "boardroom" mentality of running this country has replaced statesmanship and the ability to persuade/lead in the marketplace of ideas.