tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post6635068308420462291..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Getting Out of the DitchThe Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-85758405252284768772007-02-21T20:29:00.000-08:002007-02-21T20:29:00.000-08:00Hi MOS,Ruth Gledhill has a related piece in The Ti...Hi MOS,<BR/><BR/>Ruth Gledhill has <A HREF="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_americas/article1415550.ece" REL="nofollow">a related piece</A> in <I>The Times</I> regarding anti-Americanism in the Middle East. To be sure, anti-Americanism has always been fairly high in the region since the world wars. And there are a multitude of reasons for it - Israeli ally, easy scapegoat for Middle East dictators, American foreign policy blunders, symbol of Western power, etc. However, it's quite true that George W. Bush has caused a great deal of damage to American prestige and credibility in the region, which has ironically constrained American power instead of unshackling it. Why don't the neocons get this?Canadian Tar Heelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08296189877750355753noreply@blogger.com