In today's New York Times, Tom Friedman writes a great editorial about where our nation stands in the world. It's not a pro-Kerry editorial, it doesn't call for Bush's defeat, it just states where things are in the world. Here a little snippet:
I have been struck by how many foreign dignitaries have begged me lately for news that Bush will lose. This Bush team has made itself so radioactive it glows in the dark. When the world liked Bill Clinton and Ronald Reagan, America had more power in the world. When much of the world detests George Bush, America has less power. People do not want to be seen standing next to us. It doesn't mean we should run our foreign policy as a popularity contest, but it does mean that leading is not just about making decisions - it's also the ability to communicate, follow through and persuade.Read the piece. It's one of those "nuanced" pieces that Bush just hates. Sorry dub, the world is NOT black and white. Or maybe I'm just some educated New Englander. (We're going to be exiled in a second Bush administration, aren't we?)
If the Bush team wins re-election, unless it undergoes a policy lobotomy and changes course and tone, the breach between America and the rest of the world will only get larger. But all Mr. Bush and Dick Cheney have told us during this campaign is that they have made no mistakes and see no reason to change.
