Friday, August 27, 2004
Bush foreign policy, in the NYT:
Saddam = evil, must depose.
Kim Jong Il = madman, dictator, wants (or has the bomb), give him a pass.
The newspaper said "Bush displayed none of the alarm about North Korea's growing arsenal that he once voiced regularly about Iraq."
It quoted him as saying about the leaders of North Korea and Iran: "I don't think you give timelines to dictators."
Bush told the Times he would continue diplomatic pressure. It said he gave no hint that his patience was limited or that at some point he might consider pre-emptive military action.
"I'm confident that over time this will work -- I certainly hope it does," the newspaper quoted Bush as saying of the diplomatic approach.
What? Is this coherent or consistent? No. But did you really expect that?
