At 07:33 PM 4/28/2005 -0700, Nick wrote: >On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 18:51:38 -0400, JDG wrote > >> On the other hand, it would be nonsensical to use that metaphor for >> seriously considering the opinion of other nations. > >True, indeed. It *was* nonsensical to use that metaphor in that context, >since it was about an issue that called for serious consideration. I don't >know wny you can't seem to see that.
I can only conclude that you are now being deliberately dishonest. I explained what he used the metaphor for. You choose to keep pulling a bait and switch. The Bush Administration has never had a problem with seriously considering the opinions of other nations before acting. As such, the Bush Administration has never used a metaphor to make seriously considering the opinions of other nations appear repulsive, as Dave Land suggested. The Bush Administration does have a problem, however, with the widespread idea that the US should only engage in certain actions with the approval of the United Nations. In particularly, the Bush Administration has strongly disagreed with those people who suggested that a specific reauthorization from the United Nations should have been a necessary prerequisite for the US to have attacked Iraq in Gulf War II. The Bush Administration used the child/permission slip analogy to make this *latter* viewpoint, that the US must gain the *permission* of the UN Security Council before activing, appear repulsive and appear to be reducing our great nation to childishness. JDG _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
