BUSH 41 ON BUSH 43
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James Joyner | Sunday, March 23, 2003 |
Interesting piece in Newsweek: A Fatherâs Words on Going to War. As always, Bush Sr. is a man of terrific class:
What burns me up now are these statements that are critical of the president and of Colin Powellââfailed diplomacy.â The problem they face is so different and so much bigger that I think any comparison is just night and day. It seems to be au courant, if youâll excuse my knowledge of French, having studied it for 11 years, but I donât agree with it. I think when history is written people are going to find some very interesting things about the French position. And Iâm annoyed at the German position. I donât talk about it publicly, but I know a lot of German people not in the coalition government with Schroder who are very, very upset about the position of their government.
And, this, the line of the year:
Q: What do you think is going on with France?A: [Pause] Theyâre French.
Read the whole thing.
About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia.
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