White House tires of Blair's UN diplomacy

telegraph ^ | 3/14/03

[OldFriend]

We must keep our faith and not react emotionally every time the media throws a new story out there. If this meandering saves lives, then I'm willing to give the President the benefit of the doubt.

At this point, the RUSH TO WAR, argument has been lost by the left. ACTING UNILATERALLY argument has been lost by the left. Not much more they can whine about, altho that won't stop them.

[modendrite]

I suspect that the 9% who had a favorable opinion of Chirac misunderstood the pollster and thought that he said "Shaq".

[Just mythoughts]

I agree, the left never really had a leg to stand on, however, it has been interesting to see the base "socialist" are the ones opposing this war.


Could it be that the oil from Iraq is the socialist money bucket, from which they planned to re-emerge.

The UN with its "resolutions" that the socialist don't intend to enforce, however, have allowed them under "Oil for Medical & Food" provisions helped the socialist countries maintain their economy.

Maybe this is the real reason socialist the worldwide stand against freeing Iraq, no longer able to use "oil" for propping up their socialist enconomies.

[roses of sharon]

This is like watching sausage being made.

I am not drawing any conclusions until its over.

My only absolute opinion, as posted here last year and since, is that:

MY man Cheney was right. Bush should have listened to him. But I understand why he didn't, and who knows how that would have turned out.

Would we have shown the world the sham of the UN, or the nature of the French and Germans?

Has Powell's wisdom and judgement finally been exposed?

Do people now understand why we did not go to Baghdad in 91, (because of the UN and Powell)?

Do people now understand the motivations of the left thru their silly peace protests blaming Bush instead of Sadddam?

The questions are endless.

[shhrubbery!]

Good points.

[PhiKapMom]

I heard the same poll numbers -- over 70% say to get on with it.

I also heard on Tulsa Radio a short time ago that this summit this weekend is to decide what to do with the 2nd resolution. If that is true, that is Bravo Sierra and Bush needs to tell Blair to either get on board an attack or get out of the way.

NO MORE UN!!!!!!

[PhiKapMom]

Tony Blair is acting more like Clinton who is one of his best friends by the day -- delay, delay, delay, and then compromise some more. He has a lot of talk but when it comes to actually taking action he keeps wanting to negotiate some more!

Unlike a lot of Freepers on Blair, I am less than impressed. Seems his job as PM is more important than what is happening in Kuwait with the heat now coming in and Iraq stationing forces on the border.

[Wait4Truth]

Excellent post, roses...Powell is now part of the problem, not the solution. He seems more worried about his own prestige as a diplomat than he does about doing what is right. And if Blair doesn't quit just trying to stay in power rather than act, he can take a flying leap, too. I am sick to death of all of this. President Bush needs to take control NOW!

[PhiKapMom]

MY man Cheney was right. Bush should have listened to him. But I understand why he didn't, and who knows how that would have turned out.

That makes two of us! And this idiotic 2nd resolution to save Blair's political life has shown that VP Cheney was even more right. We have become involved in the UN quagmire!

[OldFriend]

I do believe Rumsfeld has told Tony that we are prepared to move on without him!

[tm22721]

Bush is no dummy.

He ses an oppotunity to destroy the UN as well as Saddam. Another week and America will be screaming for Chirac's head as well as Saddam's.

I say just wait another week and let American hate for the UN boil over.

BUMP

[cyncooper]

Tony Blair is acting more like Clinton who is one of his best friends by the day

I don't think Blair and clinton have been close for a long time. In fact, I think it is driving clinton nuts. Brit Hume played a clip yesterday of a speech clinton had given Wednesday, and in it clinton dismissively refers to the only ally Bush has is Tony Blair. And he did not say it affectionately. He clearly is seething that his former buddy has aligned himself with Bush.

Right now Rush telling of yet another speech by the impeached one upping the rhetoric slamming Bush. I'll be interested if he slammed Blair again.

[PhiKapMom]

Wasn't that great by Rumsfeld this week. Now our illustrious State Department is leaking anti-Rumsfeld info to the NY Times.

I am now ready for Condi to take over the State Department actually past time!

[knak]

Condi to take over the State Department actually past time!

hey that's a great idea

[drc43]

"NO MORE UN!!!!!! "

A sentiment that most of US share. But I suspect the Americab public needed to be treated to this spectacle to get to this point. Politically, I believe he had to go this route first, to fully expose the UN Folly for what it is.

My take.

[OldFriend]

The State Department is and always was ENEMY TERRITORY!

[Canadian Outrage]

POWELL has ALWAYS been the Problem!! I'm sure he ranted and railed until he forced everyone into this INTOLERABLE quagmire. He has been a definite HINDRANCE. I just HATE this mush mouth diplomacy. Either your a person of principles or your not. the French have NO principles. That is a long established fact. Why even acknowledge them.

[Wait4Truth]

Wow! I can't disagree with you.