Wallowing in Abuf Gharib? That possible the dimmest statement every made by any supposed "expert" I have ever heard. Diana is another screaming Know Nothing who is totally clueless but screams endlessly, I presume?
The excuse the gutless ninnies in the EU were using to hem and haw over Iran was "Bush's reckless Cowboy rhetoric. He merely made some completely meaningless statements that were interpreted as "Bush softening his position" and the result is 6 Nation talks with Iran rather then the US stuck trying to manage Iran, Afghanistan and Iraq largely by itself.
I know the Hollywood movies don't teach the Perpetual Screamers this, but being President is not like being God. To get people to go along with him the President often has to make compromises. The trick is to make cosmetic "Compromises" while keeping your eye on the ball. Reagan understood this, too bas so many of his self proclaimed "Reagan Conservatives" do not.
Dear Diana West, Screaming stupidity loudly does NOT magical change it into wisdom. Sit down and shut up. You are making a fool of yourself with this rabid unthinking hate for President Bush. Your latest column sounds just like a Moveon.org leftist totally mindless ranting. Fairly obvious you have NO clue about International Relations nor about US National Security.
Somebody actually reads my tag lines...