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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.

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.

Exactly, if it were not for Gorby's decision to dismantle the Soviet Empire, we would still be fighting the Cold War today. I also agree that the theory that nations that trade with each other do not wage war with each other is pure fantasy. One can find a multitude of examples throughout history where countries have fought each other despite being each other's biggest trading partners like Britain and Germany in World War One.