Times columnist Tom Friedman watched the movie Invictus and writes that he wishes Iraq’s leaders would emulate Nelson Mandela’s “we have to surprise them,” by displaying religious/ethnic tolerance and magnanimous statesmanship in Iraq, because, I guess, Suck. On. This diplomacy is, uh, not helpful.
Surprise! Tom Friedman Urges Muslims to Be Statesmen . . . Like Reid, McConnell and SarahNewtwits |
| By: Scarecrow Sunday August 22, 2010 2:00 pm |
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Friedman v. Obama |
| By: Jacob Freeze Wednesday May 19, 2010 6:21 pm |
“President Bush’s greatest failure was not Iraq, Afghanistan or Katrina. It was his failure of imagination after 9/11 to mobilize the country to get behind a really big initiative for nation-building in America.”
And now…
“Sadly, President Obama seems intent on squandering his environmental 9/11 with a Bush-level failure of imagination.”
Republicans’ Plan Needs a Planet |
| By: cocktailhag Friday February 5, 2010 5:53 pm |
Despite Republican’s overconfidence, will people fall for it?
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