...about his legacy and how history will review his presidency, he needs to take a bold step and follow the lead of Richard Nixon.
As derided and disliked Mr. Nixon was, he opened a dialogue with Communist China. That is Nixon's real legacy. The U.S. has gone from shunning and fighting China (read Korea & Viet Nam) to owing it billions of dollars for the money that Mr. Bush has borrowed from China to run his war.
The editorial in Le Monde today said it best: Bushe reste Bush - "Bush Remains Bush."
Instead of listening to the American people, his generals, his diplomats, and the Baker-Hamilton report on Iraq, he chooses to send more American service members into a situation that even the ground troops are comparing to the Viet Nam fiasco.
Can Mr. Bush be so blind to the obvious?
He could have a resounding effect if he sat down, or even had Condi Rice sit down, with Iran, Syria, Muqtada al-Sadr, Hezbollah, Hamas... and said, "Look, y'all. If we put our minds and resources to it, we could put the Middle East in a space that would economically, politically and socially put it on a par with the rest of the world. You can have your religious differences; you can puff your chests and fluff your plumes; and you can disagree all you want on who succeeded the Prophet. Don't y'all think it's time to start doing something for your people. And, while were at it, let's bring in the French, the Italians, the Chinese, the Japanese and the Russians together with us and see what we all can do together to help ya'll."
If he is that concerned about his legacy, he could make the biggest change in the world ever.
I want to pose: is it too much to ask? or could anything be more simple? or why can't he see the obvious?
but I think already I know the answers.
so, why should i even bother to ask?
just asking...
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