Guardian Unlimited Politics | Comment | Universal soldier
To at least this Bristish audience the president's words sound sweet, but they have their eye on his actions and conclude:
Posted by Greg Stone at November 19, 2003 11:02 PM | TrackBack
Perhaps the greatest disconnection between Whitehall words and real-world actions was evident in Mr Bush's ideas about multilateralism, exercised via the UN and other institutions, which in theory he supports. In practice, as all the world knows, his administration continues to subvert or bypass collective decision-making whenever that suits its purpose. No amount of sugar coats this bitter pill. No amount of folderol, flummery or flattery makes it easier to swallow.