I like the title but even more Fareed Zakaria's article about what the US should be thinking about doing next. It appears that no one is talking about what should be done next. What approaches and stances should the US look to take for the future.
Like become a world player again--not a unilateral cowboy from a bad western. I guess I am giving my politicial leanings away, but would like to know what you all think.
Is there hope of the US and it standing in the worlview?
Here are a couple quotes to get you read this article:
"In a global survey released last week, most countries polled believed that China would act more responsibly in the world than the United States. How does a Leninist dictatorship come across more sympathetically than the oldest constitutional democracy in the world?"-newseek
"They hate you!" says Rudy Giuliani in his new role as fearmonger in chief, relentlessly reminding audiences of all the nasty people out there. "--newsweek
"Giuliani casually lumps together Iran and Al Qaeda. Mitt Romney goes further, banding together all the supposed bad guys. "This is about Shia and Sunni. This is about Hizbullah and Hamas and Al Qaeda and the Muslim Brotherhood," he recently declared.
Beyond Bush Full Article
Bush's Public RatingsWhat makes me most sad is that reason is no where to be found in politics and as a result we all suffer.
Here is what Obama said "Barack Obama, the only one to answer differently, quickly realized his political vulnerability and dutifully threatened retaliation as well. After the debate, his opponents leaked furiously that his original response proved he didn't have the fortitude to be president."
"In fact, Obama's initial response was the right one. He said that the first thing he would do was make sure that the emergency response was effective, then ensure we had the best intelligence possible to figure out who had caused the attack, and then move with allies to dismantle the network responsible."-newsweek
