And Now, A View From Our Friends
Earlier today, I posted on one view of House Speaker Pelosi's trip to Syria. I found another view (which is remarkably similar) published in an April 6 editorial in The Saudi Gazette.
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reminds us of the ambitious office worker who is surrounded by dunderheads who can't or won't get the job done. So she rolls up her sleeves and says for all the world to hear: "Well, it looks like I'll have to do it myself."
Pelosi, the rabble-rousing Democratic leader - or better yet the Alternate President - has apparently decided that President George Bush's refusal to sit down and negotiate with Syria and Iran is just plain silly. If we are going to inch closer toward peace in Iraq, slow down Iran's nuclear ambitions and create a stable region, perhaps folding our arms across our chests and frowning is not the right approach. ...
While substantive dialogue would be meaningful, the mere fact that Pelosi had the audacity to brush aside the increasingly isolated White House to get some work done is in itself impressive.
Pelosi's delegation wants to emphasize the vital role that Syria plays in bringing peace to Lebanon, Iraq and the Palestinian territories. ...
Yet Bush sees it as politics, pure and simple.
"Sending delegations hasn't worked," he said. "It's just simply been counterproductive."
Maybe. Maybe not. Certainly the silent treatment and saber rattling haven't been productive, either.
Why, yes. I think that nails it quite nicely.
What is so fascinating about this congruence with much of the opinion in the US is that it comes from the President's buddies, the Saudi royal family. It appears that even they have grown weary of the petulant president.
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reminds us of the ambitious office worker who is surrounded by dunderheads who can't or won't get the job done. So she rolls up her sleeves and says for all the world to hear: "Well, it looks like I'll have to do it myself."
Pelosi, the rabble-rousing Democratic leader - or better yet the Alternate President - has apparently decided that President George Bush's refusal to sit down and negotiate with Syria and Iran is just plain silly. If we are going to inch closer toward peace in Iraq, slow down Iran's nuclear ambitions and create a stable region, perhaps folding our arms across our chests and frowning is not the right approach. ...
While substantive dialogue would be meaningful, the mere fact that Pelosi had the audacity to brush aside the increasingly isolated White House to get some work done is in itself impressive.
Pelosi's delegation wants to emphasize the vital role that Syria plays in bringing peace to Lebanon, Iraq and the Palestinian territories. ...
Yet Bush sees it as politics, pure and simple.
"Sending delegations hasn't worked," he said. "It's just simply been counterproductive."
Maybe. Maybe not. Certainly the silent treatment and saber rattling haven't been productive, either.
Why, yes. I think that nails it quite nicely.
What is so fascinating about this congruence with much of the opinion in the US is that it comes from the President's buddies, the Saudi royal family. It appears that even they have grown weary of the petulant president.
posted by Diane at 10:07 AM
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