[rightwing2]

The Bush Administration's policy on the threat posed by a Marxist led Brazil has been one of non-interference and accomodation. As such it is doomed to fail. The Administration's accomodationist policy is only serving to legitimize the incoming Lula regime in the eyes of the world. This policy will thus aid in empowering him in speeding the transformation of Brazil into a major threat to the US over the next several years as it completes its development of long range, nuclear-tipped ballistic missiles.

[GOP_1900AD]

After witnessing the appointment of "Henry Da K" to investigate 9/11, any sliver of hope that I had that Bush was NOT an unrepentent and stubborn disciple of the likes of Francis Fukuyama and Thomas L. Friedman withered on the vine. This guy (Bush) really does believe that crap about no two countries with the Golden Arches ever going to war! Yada, yada... commerce will trump geopolitics, begin in a friendly way, everyone is a "partner." While I admit that this approach has certain merits in some business settings, it is highly inappropriate for geopolitics. Therefore, my critique would apply not only to Bush but to every president since about Teddy Roosevelt (or maybe even McKinley!) with an "A" for effort (but not effectiveness) to Reagan. I guess what amazes me most is that even after WW-II and even moreso after the vastly overrated and ineffective US stance during the so called "Cold War" where we never really got the upper hand on the Communists, we still (as a nation) apparently do not get it.