Centerfield

Aaaand....this is a surprise?

I'm not so sure i'm going to rush to judgement on this one. I don't think it's stupid to avoid a legal committment to send troops wherever the UN deems there's a problem. And if some of the language is unnecessary ("committment to nature") then why include it? I'd rather something focused on what it can deliver, instead of a lot of vague things that aren't supportable.

I am not a Bolton fan, and he is the ONLY Bush nomination that I have vocally opposed... There ARE many peoople better qualified for this job, but let's give him 90 days before we declare him a failure.

That been said, Blue Jean is right, this is not a surprise. It is typical of this administration to try and ram something through at the last minute without building any sort of coalition or consensus. IMO, it shows extreme arrogance and an inability to govern. They simply think they are above the process, which is why Social Security reform is failing, the Prescription Drug Bill is screwed up, and it took way too long to pass Energy and Transportation legislation. Which, BTW, in it's current form is nothing but a pork barrel that has nothing to do with sound energy and transportation policy.

I'm with Stephanie on this one. And in fact, I'll even go so far as to point out that I think signatories to the Genocide Convention are already legally required to act against evidence of genocide-- it is simply ignored because we (the industrial world) don't want to have to put our soldiers at risk in countries where there is no strategic interest. (Geography and race also plays a factor in this).

I just don't see the point in passing lots of grand-sounding, but unenforced language that does nothing but allow diplomats to applaud and pat themselves on the back for a job well-done. Because it makes them feel good? Why not invest that energy in actually doing something that will actually make a difference? Why not make the people whose lives are really being affected (you know, the ones being murdered for the crime of being Shan or Tutsi) feel better?

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