Dean Criticizes 'Foreign Policy Based On Petulance'

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Dean Criticizes 'Foreign Policy Based On Petulance'

BURLINGTON--Howard Dean issued the following statement this morning regarding the Bush administration's labeling of several European countries as "chocolate makers": "The role of America in the world today is at a crossroads. As we hear disturbing reports that more American soldiers have been killed in Iraq, the Taliban has teamed up again with al-Qaeda, and North Korea is threatening to test nuclear weapons, one can only witness this Administration's conduct of foreign policy with increasing dismay.

"Rather than reaching out to our long-standing allies in NATO--the force best situated to help us stabilize Iraq--this Administration continues to practice a foreign policy based on petulance, this time referring derisively to Belgium, France, Germany, and Luxembourg as 'chocolate makers.'

"This President needs to understand that the reason the world followed the United States in the past is because we exerted strong, moral leadership that was a beacon to nations throughout the world. We did not achieve that position by berating and brow-beating our own allies--we achieved that by working respectfully and cooperatively with them. When I am President, I will restore the honor, dignity and respect that we once enjoyed but that this President has so recklessly discarded."

www.blogforamerica.com

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1. Is this not obvious?

With all due respect to the Doc...

Either the admin is intentionally sinking *'s reelection chances, or they're just total fucking idiots. The admin is doing for Dean what O'Really did for Franken's book. K', be that way!

[madfloridian]

2. Excellent for him to address that.

I thought it was an outrageous statement. My Belgian friend is so furious with our country that he does not write me anymore. That hurts. We forced them to cut back on the war crimes court, and that was the final straw with him.

It was a personal indication of how much we are hated, and that hate transfers personally now to us as individuals.

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3. Mmmm....chocolate....

Does anyone else want something with hazelnuts in it?

[Rose Siding]

4. Just like Hershey PA

Bush, the ill traveled idiot, must have trouble walking with all those feet in his mouth.

[sandnsea]

5. I had missed this one

I will say, that's one thing I appreciate about the Dean Campaign, they are on top of everything that comes out of this Administration. I was reading an article a couple of days ago about the Negreponte's Press guy or undersecretary and he is apparently pissing people off left and right as well. I wonder if this will beat out Laci and Kobe on the evening news, doubt it.