"President Bush also crossed other lines last night. By asking Egypt to lead the Arab world towards democracy as it led it towards peace, the president responded to those who accused him of being one-sided in his call for change. For years, on al-Jazeera and scores of fundamentalists and anti-American commentators pounded America with a familiar accusation: the U.S. wants freedom for its enemies, but not for its allies. Last night, tBush's answer fell hard on the Arab world's inquisitors. The American president coaxed his own Arab allies to move towards democracy. More importantly, he defied policies established by the previous State Department, which barred touching the Wahhabi Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as it is the chief provider of our oil. The president spoke directly to them: Riyadh must open up its system, emancipate women, and move out of the Middle Ages with respect to human rights."
Agree with him or not (and I do) we must admit this guy dreams BIG.
This is a wonderful column.
Damn pity our press can't see as clearly.
I know, I know, our press has their left-wing,
anti-Bush agenda to push.
*LOL* Bush is no Reagan.
When 500 members of the greatest legislative branch on earth, from both parties, champion freedom for Syria's people, expect millions of men and women to take to the streets in Damascus when the time comes. My Iranian friends were in disbelief when they heard the American president committing America to stand with "the democrats of Iran, if they stand for themselves." Tehran’s despots cannot expect to oppress their people much longer. "Even if nothing else happens after this speech,” an Iranian activist told me over the phone, "I feel I had enough of human recognition." He and his fellow reformers have not been so recognized by any administration in the past.I wish I could have watched the speech. The VCR has some problems, and I couldn't tape it while at work, nor did I have time to go into the lounge to watch it. I guess I'll look for a streaming video of it.
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