On the subject of Bush being a incontrovertible dimwit, have any of you been
reading about the progress of North Korea towards democratization?
Apparently, Bush's speech placing North Korea in the 'Axis of Evil' has had a
huge effect on them, as seen in this NY Times article from yesterday,
September 25th:
"Regional political analysts cite a number of factors in the shift. President
Bush's description of North Korea as part of an "axis of evil" may have
created a sense of urgency about overcoming isolation."
If you're like me, you were rolling on the floor laughing when Bush gave his
speech about his "Axis of Evil" . . . you can usually distinguish between the
remarks Bush draws from his speechwriters and the ones he racks his own
brains to think of. But it's the inherent naiveity of Bush that makes him
believe he can change everything, added to the fact that other countries must
take him much more seriously than people like me. North Korea has a bigger
nuclear weapons arsenal than Iraq, has demonstrated the same amount of, if
not more, animosity towards America than Iraq, and is headed by a similar
quasi-dictator, Kim Jong Il being an admitted Stalinist. But now they are
opening a "capitalist zone" on the border with China, resuming relations with
Japan, and beginning nuclear disarmament.
Of course this is not all happening solely because of the "Axis of Evil"
label, but how much progress with North Korea did Clinton make? Perhaps it's
an unfair comparison because of worldwide officiousness towards the US after
9-11, but it still confuses me as to how such a jejune remark could so alter
the mindset of a dictator. It's something only Bush can do, I suppose.
Rasheed
P.S. Davor, does that mean I have your vote? I had better, or else you'll
find your way into my new 'Axis of Evil.'
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