[elhombrelibre]

The article is an excellent reminder of what's wrong with the realists school of foreign policy; it's good that we remember that Baker's policies put the US on the side of the dictators nearly every time. It may help assure stability, but it undermines liberty. It may make us popular with cynical old Europe, but it will make us even more unpopular with those who sufferer under the gangster statesman that the perpetually-grinning Baker is so willing to accommodate. It also saps the morale of our forces. How many Americans will fight and die for stability? Americans will fight to protect their nation, to protect freedom, and so their children won't have to do it. But they won't fight so Assad's safe.

[Blue State Insurgent]

Well said. George W. Bush's national honor restoring shift in our foreign policy will stand as his greatest achievement.

I didn't vote for him in 2000 but when he did that he sure had my vote the next time.