David Thomson
2007-09-09 06:02:47
“Although most Europeans thought highly of Bill Clinton, the image of the gun-slinging American cowboy has never disappeared from the European mind.”
The Bill Clinton administration took America on a vacation from history. He refused to deal directly with the violent challenges of his era. The wimpy European mindset, needless to add, found this most attractive. However, they are starting to realize the “cowboy” attitude of George W. Bush is the only way to combat the threat of Islamic nihilism. Soft power is not sufficient. Violence is regrettably also required.
