Gerald
2008-04-02 13:10:07
Well, elections are coming. George Bush also went from kinder and gentler, to war president.
One of the stubborn “anti-American” ideas in Europe is, that American pragmatism equals short-sightedness. Now suddenly, McCain acknowledges publicly that reliance on autocratic regimes for regional influence has long-term adverse effects. In his remarks on foreign policy at the World Affairs Council in LA, he explicitly mentions US support for Persia’s Shah, and the subsequent anti-American islamist backlash. Now that will impress European liberals!
