The president is naming John Bolton to be our new ambassador to the UN? Is this some kind of sick joke? I mean if he doesn't like the UN, or doesn't think it works well or that we should be part of it ... well, then maybe we should just pull out of it. To stay in it and name as our ambassador a man who's had nothing but bad things to say about it and seeminly can't work with any diplomat on the planet, that's ... well counter-productive is a nice word for it. Knowingly incurring costs is a less nice way. And I suppose stupid ... well, that may be the most honest description.
Posted by armand at March 7, 2005 01:45 PM | TrackBack | Posted to International AffairsWell, it makes perfect sense if you distrust/loathe the UN and think it is useless. It's the perfect way to both signal your contempt and make sure nothing gets accomplished. Pissing everyone of is just a bonus.
Posted by: binky at March 8, 2005 04:35 PM | PERMALINK