Bugs
2008-12-16 08:15:06
cedarford,
I don’t think Bush’s response to the incident indicates anything negative about Bush. He responded as an American President in the spotlight should respond to a political demonstration – by not making a big deal out of it.
That the Arabs interpret his response as weakness says more about Arab culture than it does about Bush’s intelligence. He was right not to lower himself to their primitive level, regardless of the PR effect. You don’t treat a mental patient by validating his delusions, and you don’t help the Arabs into the 21sth century by validating their foul beliefs about honor.
