Posted on 08/16/2004 8:24:23 PM PDT by quidnunc
"Save me from my friends. My enemies I can handle myself."
That used to be one of my father's favorite sayings, and I must confess that when I was a child, it did not seem to make a whole lot of sense. It's only later you realize that not all friends are true friends. On the other hand, you can always be fairly certain who your enemies are.
This may be a lesson that Sen. John Kerry still has to learn when it comes to our "friends" and "allies" in Europe. And conversely, Europeans who are positively salivating at the thought of a Kerry victory in November may be in for a rude awakening of their own. While both sides behave as though this would be a match made in heaven, the premises on which it would be based are more doubtful.
Of course, it is entirely possible that Europeans will have to deal with a second Bush administration. If recent policy modifications in Washington are any indication, they will be dealing with a Bush White House that is more likely to listen to their demands in the hope of greater cooperation. So far, that tactic has failed, and cooperation has hardly materialized in any substantial way.
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Unfortunately he isn't wary of his European support. He actually is concerned more with what Europeans think than Americans think. I am worried that if he is elected, America's policies are going to be dictated by bureaucrats in Brussels.
If Kerry is elected things like a UN tax Kyoto will be a slam dunk!
I doubt it. The Senate rejected Kyoto 95-0 in 1996. The votes aren't there.
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