Bush needs to talk less and listen more

[54anickel]

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/ny-vppin0321,0,2013473.column?coll=ny-nation-big-pix

There's a single War on Terror, and all the Good Guys are on one side and all the Bad Guys are on the other side. That was President George W. Bush's argument Friday as he marked the one-year anniversary of the Iraq war.

Bush's speech was a reminder that his speechwriters can whomp up new justifications for the Iraq war faster than reality can knock down the old ones. And so, while glib White House phrasemakers might persuade most Americans that Bush is Mr. Right, most of the rest of the world sees things differently, and that bodes poorly for the president's "you're with us or against us" approach.

Gone, of course, were the precise references to liters of nerve gas and uranium yellow cake that filled up Bush's speeches at this time in 2003.

Instead, the president chose to emphasize another justification: The New Line is that there's a single worldwide War on Terror and that all non-terrorists should follow his leadership. As he said, "There is no neutral ground."

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[Miss Authoritiva]

1. Inherent contradictions...

For a man who prides himself about living in a black-and-white world of good and evil, Bush seems mighty tolerant of current and past wickedness among his putative allies.

Could it be that George does "do nuance" when it serves his purpose?