Injustice Ain’t Blind, Condi
Condoleeza Rice, our current Secretary of State, has just published as an Op-Ed piece the most condescending collection of clap-trap I’ve seen in ages. She titles it The Promise of Democratic Peace, Why Promoting Freedom Is the Only Realistic Path to Security.
Shameless of you, Condi.
You quote, with obvious pride the statement by George Bush from his 2nd inaugural, "It is the policy of the United States to seek and support the growth of democratic movements and institutions in every nation and culture, with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world." Where is the disclaimer? the correlation “we reserve the right to ignore all such rhetoric and intent when it serves our short-term political goals.”
$50 billion to Egypt over the 24 year tyranny of Mubarak's presidency, because he allows access to the Suez Canal and allows Israel to ‘exist.’ Wow, there’s a democratic institution we seek and continue to support (fingers down our throats) that’s just held an outrageously manhandled ‘f…