KERRY KORNERS, BOSTON
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Some foreign policy specialists said Bush’s actions and words both communicated a lack of urgency about an event that will loom as large in the collective memories of several countries as the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks do in the United States. “When that many human beings die — at the hands of terrorists or nature — you’ve got to show that this matters to you, that you care,” said Leslie H. Gelb, president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations. ...
Gelb said what appears to be a grudging increase in effort sends the wrong message, at a time when dollar totals matter less than a clear statement about U.S. intentions. Noting that the disaster occurred at a time when large numbers of people in many nations — especially Muslim ones such as Indonesia — object to U.S. policies in Iraq, he said Bush was missing an opportunity to demonstrate American benevolence.
What the article fails to mention, is that Ms. Gleb was a senior advisor on John F. Kerry’s foreign relations team.
Did not know that about Leslie.
Just reminds me of how the MSM touts grieving widows on the intelligence bill without mentioning their political actions. Made to feel as if every 911 victim felt the same way.