The Bubble of American Supremacy

Atlantic Monthly ^ | December 2003 | George Soros

[Publius]

Considering that Mr. Soros has been in the headlines lately, it might be useful for FReepers to see his words in print to get it straight from the horse's -- er, mouth.

[blackdog]

What a dolt.

What a long winded dolt..........

[playball0]

Proves having money not equal to smarts.

[GOP_1900AD]

And what would he have written regarding 12/7/41? "If FDR had not responded... " blah, blah, blah.... sadly, many will agree with him. They are my enemies.

[Spruce]

Dear Mr. Soros,

Blow Me!

Thank you.

[Pompah]

Let's see, George Soros + Atlantic Monthly = Fecal Matter.

Bye Me.

[Publius]

Ping. Your foreign policy expertise is always appreciated here.

[Publius]

I always admire eloquence.

[Interesting Times]

Admittedly, the terrorist attack was historic in its own right. Hijacking fully fueled airliners and using them as suicide bombs was an audacious idea, and its execution could not have been more spectacular. The destruction of the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center made a symbolic statement that reverberated around the world, and the fact that people could watch the event on their television sets endowed it with an emotional impact that no terrorist act had ever achieved before. The aim of terrorism is to terrorize, and the attack of September 11 fully accomplished this objective.

Historic... audacious... spectacular... emotional impact.

One searches Mr. Soros' words in vain for the slightest hint of disapproval at the mass murder of 3,000 innocents.

[.cnI redruM]

>>>>>>To come to terms with these threats will take some adjustment; but the threats cannot be allowed to dominate our existence.

They don't dominate anyone's existence. They make us wait longer at the airport and show identification more often when we go to work. Mr. Soros allows these things to dominate his mind. It proves he has too much spare time on his hands, since he made his billions on currency arbitrage.

[Terpfen]

For all his political ignorance, this guy is adept at sinking markets to gain money. Let's hope he doesn't create an October Surprise in the form of a market panic...

[Poohbah]

We sure this guy's real name isn't "Ernst Stavro Blofeld?"

[HELLRAISER II]

You're damn right that we're the Top Dog Mr. Soros and Thank God that ALGORE was not President because i'm sure that he would've sat on his hands while we were hit again and again just like Slick Willie did. It's amazing that their still making a big deal about the Florida Fiasco, like they would've come to a different decision had that decision gone the other way. I'm confident in saying Thank God President Bush was in charge when it happened.

[brothers4thID]

Growl.

It is not a "doctrine of pre-emption" if we were attacked first, which we WERE. Whether you choose the attack to be Beirut or 9/11, the fact remains.

We asked the world for help and support in eliminating a threat. Certain members of the world community glanced down at their perfectly buffed nails (buffed with the limestone crosses of American war dead) and gave a mighty Gallic/Germanic shrug of indifference.

And I am tired of this "unilateral" nonsense. For the love of syntax, use a freaking dictionary. It is not unilateral if you aren't acting alone. I think the Poles, Japanese, British, Spanish, Bulgarians, etc would be more than bit miffed to know that their sacrifices and efforts are being so roundly ignored.

We're leading. If you don't want to follow "world", that's your loss. Don't come begging for the scraps of victory.

[Poohbah]

For all his political ignorance, this guy is adept at sinking markets to gain money. Let's hope he doesn't create an October Surprise in the form of a market panic...

Ever wonder why he's so pi$$y about Bush?

There's a LOT more oversight of banking these days, to prevent terrorists from laundering money. It also makes it rather hard for Soros to be able to crash a market by stealth and surprise.

[Semper Paratus]

That bromide about a fool and his money has got to kick in soon.

[blackdog]

This guy is like the Lyndon LaRouche of the left.

He uses the similar intellectual style in his musings much like LaRouche, but he lacks the micro-analysis tangent.

I'm no GWB fan, but he's done this one right. The terrorists (state sponsored or free lance) are doing their thing on foreign soil against our military, which is what our military is for. To fight enemies.

The countries who conduct themselves with an olive branch in one hand while they're financing Islamic militant groups on the other need to know there are disasterous consequences to doing so. That crap may work on gutless enabler coutries like Europe is peppered with, but not on our watch.

Going after Iraq first was just about proper. Lybia rolled over like clockwork and Iran is blowing itself up and disgracing itself in the international community. Syria is scared to death and is coming in line. Pakistan has some 'splainin to do as of late. Yep......In about ten years we will see most of the trouble Islamic hotspots in a more civilized posture. Much like Egypt is today.

Thank GWB and his willingness to do something other than exercise state department masterbation tactics.

[KellyAdmirer]

When Soros mentions the WTC tragedy, he sounds like Mike Dukakis advocating a commission to study the proper punishment for someone who rapes his wife.

There are so many things wrong with this analysis, it makes my head swim and it's pointless to go point by point, such as laughing at the notion that the South Korean election somehow is a harbinger of catastrophe for the US and the world. In summary, Mr. Soros, we ARE providing global leadership, it just happens to be of a kind that you don't like because you are an "internationalist" and not an "American."

[onedoug]

I thought the writer might be Pat Buchanan.

[Publius]

In summary, Mr. Soros, we ARE providing global leadership, it just happens to be of a kind that you don't like because you are an "internationalist" and not an "American."

The beliefs of Soros -- and Democrats in general -- are not "American", but "UNeesian". I've been working on a Publius Essay for some time to define the UNeesian worldview, but there is more than I can define in a short essay.