Bush says conflict a "moment of opportunity"; Dems call for "new realism"

[ProSense]

"This moment of conflict in the Middle East is painful and tragic," Bush said. "Yet it is also a moment of opportunity for broader change in the region."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060729/ts_nm/mideast_bush_dc

N.M. governor: America needs 'new realism'

By BARRY MASSEY, Associated Press Writer 11 minutes ago

SANTA FE, N.M. - America needs a "new realism" in its foreign policy and a concerted push for energy independence to safeguard national security, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a former U.N. ambassador, said Saturday.

"What the Bush administration has failed to understand is that while diplomacy without power is weak, power without diplomacy is blind," Richardson said in the Democrats' weekly radio address.

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He called for direct U.S. talks with North Korea and Iran, objecting that the Bush approach has been to "outsource our diplomacy."

"We are Democrats and we stand for diplomacy, not threats; bridges, not walls; alliances, not isolation," he said.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060729/ap_on_go_co/democrats_diplomacy_1

[bronxiteforever]

1. in bushworld, violence always = opportunity

his is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury signifying nothing

[Baselinereality]

2. I Assume You're Talking About Bush, Not Richardson.

[Baselinereality]

3. But, Actually, It Signifies A LOT. A Lot of Pain and Death.

[bronxiteforever]

5. true but you have to give me a tale told by an idiot

[CJCRANE]

4. It's the usual PNAC BS.

Just like how 9/11 was the "cataclysmic event"/opportunity they predicted was needed to increase military spending.