The trouble with diplomacy *eyeroll*

[icarus]

Bush strikes new levels of dumb.

'You know, the problem with diplomacy is it takes a while to get something done …'

Across the world, every diplomat and politician just dropped their collective jaws, thinking 'no shit, Sherlock' in thirty different languages.

Wow. I never knew how clueless he was. He's been doing this job for five and half years and doesn't even get the job description? I don't know about you but if I've been in a job for five years, no matter how little I know about it initially, I'd have figured out the basics by now.

That's like a financial analyst saying: "The problem with the stock market is that it goes up and down."

A backpacker: "The problem with backpacking is you have to carry everything with you."

A climber: "The problem with rock climbing is it's hard on the hands."

Driving: "The problem with driving a car is you have to pay attention."


The rest of Bush's quote reads that while "acting alone, you can move quickly."

wildernessguru: "This is an administration that believes we can do anything with the barrel of a gun."

Yes. I saw a great bumper sticker about this yesterday. We're making enemies faster than we can kill them.

Comments

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Too bad we're in Iraq fighting Iraqis instead of doing the far more difficult job of rooting out the terrorist organizations responsible for 9/11.

Sometimes I think we're over there just because it's easier (this is a relative term) and results are more measureable, as opposed to the kind of intelligence gathering and infiltration that solving the terrorist problem would take.

Icarus

[aizjanika.livejournal.com]

I don't think it's possible to solve the terrorist problem--not that way, really.

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

It's like "solving" the drug problem -- yeah, right. Attacking Iraq doesn't do anything.

I notice there aren't a lot terrorists attacking Canada though. Maybe that's the real solution: be Canada. Heh.

Icarus

[aizjanika.livejournal.com]

Bwah. That reminds me of an SNL skit about sexual harrassment. Basically, the way to avoid a sexual harrassment complaint was to "Be attractive. Don't be unattractive." *g*

Yes, let's be Canada. *g* I'd like to sometimes. heh For some reason, my husband isn't really into that idea. *g*