[SfN] A very cool article about George W. Bush

[daria karetnikov]

This is an article from the latest "The Nation".  I thought it was
excellent.  Read on.



Bush--A Leader Who Can Lead Us
by Cort Ruddy

In a novel approach to foreign policy, George W. Bush recently asked Cuban
President Fidel Castro to adopt democracy.  Bush said, "Mr. Castro, let
your people live in freedom."  He also said, "I challenge the Castro
regime to surprise the world and adopt the ways of democracy."

Why hasn't an American politician thought of this angle before?  Sure,
past leaders have tried threats, sanctions and even outright insults (not
to mention invasions, coup attempts, sabotage, etc.), but the Governor's
bold approach of just asking gives Americans a glimpse of the fresh
perspective a President Bush would bring to the White House.

Bush's dealings with Castro have set a high bar for his future work with
foreign leaders.  Many political observers hoped Bush, in subsequent
meetings, would tell Mexico's new leader, President-elect Vicente Fox, to
raise his country's standard of living, ASAP.  So far, the Mexican economy
has yet to rebound.  But if Bush manages to fix our neighbors to the
South, he can then turn his eyes to the rest of the world's troubles.

As Bush grappled with Latin American issues, President Clinton added to
his travel expenses by heading to Tanzania to "support" an end to
Burundi's civil war.  How wasteful.  If elected, President Bush could
simply pick up the phone and tell the Hutus and Tutsis to just knock it
off.

A President Bush could ask China to be nicer to Christians.  Or he could
tell Jews and Arabs to stop fighting so much.  While he's at it, he could
set those Irish straight and tell the revolutionary forces in Russia to
simmer down.

Once Bush has stopped all the world's conflicts, he could turn his
problem-solving prowess to famine, disease and natural disaster.  First,
he could tell starving Ethiopians, Eat a sandwich or something.  And he
could tell people in sub-Saharan Africa to stop spreading the AIDS virus.
Then he could propose that folks in Taiwan not live so dang close to
water.

Why stop there, though?  Bush could solve the planet's overpopulation by
asking our friends in India to stop having so many kids, and he could
avert environmental disaster by telling Brazilians to quit messing with
the rainforest.  Truth is, Bush could bring prosperity to the world by
telling the whole global community to prosper, pronto, and by asking the
developing world to just develop already.  Problem solved.

As for America's domestic dilemmas, forget about them.  They don't stand a
chance.  It's exciting to think of what a nice place the world would be if
a President Bush could unleash his leadership ability on the
planet--cutting taxes all the while.




  I hope everyone enjoyed this article.

Have a plentiful weekend
Daria