Axis of Insanity
The US, Britain and Israel have become international pariahs, the only three voices in the international community to reject the idea of a multi-lateral ceasefire. Their reasoning is insane, summed up by John Bolton when he said this week that a ceasefire between a democratically elected state and a gang of terrorists was impossible. Clearly he is ignorant of the ceasefire in 1980 between Israel and PLO guerrillas that lasted for a whole two years before it was broken by Israel, or the ceasefire arrangements between the British government and the IRA. Far from impossible, a ceasefire is the only way this conflict can end. Expecting one side to be the first to lay down arms is idiocy.
And we are assumed to be stupid enough to swallow this kind of "reasoning".
Condi Rice has announced a visit to Israel. She has a plan, she says. She won't say what it is. Maybe she doesn't want to "jinx" it. But since she is expounding the same line as Bolton, Bush and Blair it's difficult to see what her visit will achieve. The US can't broker peace with a straight face anymore, the Iraq war has destroyed whatever credibility they may have had. Nothing, it seems, will stop Britain from following them into international isolation.
I love my country. Well, I love London. I have a distant affection for the rest of the island. But if things keep going this way I'll end up stowing away on a ship to France. I have a vague hope that the next general election will be a defeat for both Labour and the Tories, neither of whom should be considered electable anymore. It's not so far-fetched. I don't want Britain to be part of this bloody international madness anymore.
And we are assumed to be stupid enough to swallow this kind of "reasoning".
Condi Rice has announced a visit to Israel. She has a plan, she says. She won't say what it is. Maybe she doesn't want to "jinx" it. But since she is expounding the same line as Bolton, Bush and Blair it's difficult to see what her visit will achieve. The US can't broker peace with a straight face anymore, the Iraq war has destroyed whatever credibility they may have had. Nothing, it seems, will stop Britain from following them into international isolation.
I love my country. Well, I love London. I have a distant affection for the rest of the island. But if things keep going this way I'll end up stowing away on a ship to France. I have a vague hope that the next general election will be a defeat for both Labour and the Tories, neither of whom should be considered electable anymore. It's not so far-fetched. I don't want Britain to be part of this bloody international madness anymore.
posted by Ben at 11:46 pm
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Ben, I hope people in GB understand that there is a huge segment of the U.S. public that absolutely detest what the Bushiveks have done to our country and the world..we are truly sorry. We are trying mightly to save our country and change the course. Unfortunately our last couple of elections have been questionable so I am not sure what will happen. The November election should indicate much. If the Bushiveks win look for an uproar about legit elections. We are also in a similar circumstance that you indicate. Neither of the major parties works anymore. Republicans are robots and the Democrats with a few hopeful exceptions are afraid to stand up to the hate mongers. Hopefully our grassroots efforts will turn things around before it is to late...Godspeed my friend.
Hi Ron, good to meet you
No need to apologise for Bush, I don't believe he would ever have come to power in a completely fair election, and I think people over here do understand that the actions of his government don't reflect the wishes of the US public in general. Good luck in all your efforts - I rarely find time to say it but I have a huge admiration for the system the US was founded on: if America was all that it could be I'd be on my way there instead of France:)
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