The paradoxes of the Bush presidency (CS Monitor)

[erik-the-red]

"In the first presidential debate of 2000, George W. Bush emphasized his military restraint. "I would be very careful about using our troops as nation builders. I believe the role of the military is to fight and win war and therefore prevent war from happening...." he said.

That view changed greatly after Sept. 11, when he proclaimed a policy of spreading democracy throughout the world - even, evidently, if it requires US troops to act as nation builders. The part of the world where he chose to start that campaign, however, was one of the areas least attuned to it by culture and history..."

A nice summation of some of the activities of the current administration.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0907/p09s01-coop.html

[n2doc]

1. They are only paradoxes if you believe * acted in good faith

We know they were planning an attack on Iraq before the election. And what is happening in Iraq is hardly "nation building", and I believe they want it that way.

[cliss]

2. I couldn't help noticing -

"where he chose to start that campaign, was one of the areas least attuned to it by culture and history".

= That means Iraq, which had nothing to do with 9/11.