Israel Blockades Lebanon; Wide Strikes by Hezbollah - New York Times: "BEIRUT, Lebanon, Friday, July 14. Israel imposed a full naval blockade on Lebanon on Thursday and put Beirut's international airport out of commission, and the militant group Hezbollah loosed a hail of rockets and mortar shells that killed two Israelis and sent thousands into bomb shelters."
So many things are happening on the international fronts that it makes one's head spin. The Middle East is on fire. Russia is turning despotic again. Russia and China are allowing Iran and Korea to develop nuclear weapons. Al-Queda is bombing innocent civilians worldwide. Iraq and Afghanistan remain dangerous and chaotic. Hugo Chávez is cutting deliveries of oil to American gas companies.
A lot of this is beyond control. There is no ready answer. The only solution is to deal with the world as it is, stay clear on priorities, and act on principles no matter what the results will be. The focus must be on process. Remain calm and steer in the right direction.
We must stay the course in Iraq. We must acknowledge the rising power of China and deal with it. We should coax, not coerce, Russia back to democracy. We must allow Israel to defeat Hamas and Hezbollah. We should develop alternative sources of energy, like ethanol. We must deal with leaders like Hugo Chávez and Kim Jong-il like schoolyard bullies, with calm strength and wise resolve.
Bush gets a bad rap on his international capabilities, I believe. When I think of the steps mentioned above that we must do—he's pretty much on target for all of them. Quite a feat for "the worst president in history," as several pundits on the left are now starting to call him.
2 comments:
Thank you k2, Charles Krauthammer is one of my favorite journalists. I'll read the article.
I think it's absurd how the world thinks at this time. The good guys are seen as bad, and vice versa. It's amazing. Perhaps we can help in a small way.
Hmm I love the idea behind this website, very unique.
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