Comments on: More Statecraft In Action? http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/more-statecraft-in-action/ European Opinion Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:39:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Barry http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/more-statecraft-in-action/comment-page-1/#comment-5802 Barry Thu, 18 Nov 2004 00:33:05 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/wordpress/?p=936#comment-5802 What it means is that one of the few people with the stature to argue with Bush is gone. While the people who were wrong stay in. This cabinet shuffle has some very clear characteristics - loyalty towards and dependency on Bush has been rewarded (Rice, Gonzales); being right (or rather, in this administration, not batsh*t crazy) is being punished (Powell, the CIA, and previously O'Neil and that econ guy who said that the war might cost $1 billion US). Bush has been a bad president. He has been politically vindicated, and rewarded with more power, *because* of this. Take away 9/11 and he'd be a one-termer. If he hadn't started the Iraq war, he'd probably also be a one-termer. When somebody has been rewarded with a lot of power for being corrupt and evil, why would anybody expect them to reform? What it means is that one of the few people with the stature to argue with Bush is gone. While the people who were wrong stay in. This cabinet shuffle has some very clear characteristics – loyalty towards and dependency on Bush has been rewarded (Rice, Gonzales); being right (or rather, in this administration, not batsh*t crazy) is being punished (Powell, the CIA, and previously O’Neil and that econ guy who said that the war might cost $1 billion US).

Bush has been a bad president. He has been politically vindicated, and rewarded with more power, *because* of this. Take away 9/11 and he’d be a one-termer. If he hadn’t started the Iraq war, he’d probably also be a one-termer.

When somebody has been rewarded with a lot of power for being corrupt and evil, why would anybody expect them to reform?

]]> By: oscar http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/more-statecraft-in-action/comment-page-1/#comment-5801 oscar Wed, 17 Nov 2004 19:04:49 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/wordpress/?p=936#comment-5801 pffft. at best she can only be a minor influence on bush. we must remember he is a man on a mission after all. pffft.

at best she can only be a minor influence on bush. we must remember he is a man on a mission after all.

]]> By: kautilya http://fistfulofeuros.net/afoe/more-statecraft-in-action/comment-page-1/#comment-5800 kautilya Wed, 17 Nov 2004 11:12:00 +0000 http://fistfulofeuros.net/wordpress/?p=936#comment-5800 The exit of Mr Powell and the nomination of Ms Rice reduces the the range of views/advise available to President Bush. Its a different matter what Bush chooses to do with those advise. The exit of Mr Powell and the nomination of
Ms Rice reduces the the range of views/advise available to President Bush. Its a different matter what Bush chooses to do with those advise.

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