Beating the Drums of War

Michael Colby opens up his recent column on Counterpunch writing, "When it comes to what the Bush administration dubs 'rogue states,' its foreign policy goals look something like this: fabricate the evidence and then rattle the war sabers."

After discussing some of the niceties surrounding Carter's recent trip to Cuba, Colby then concludes:

Bush is playing a dangerous game of foreign policy politics, a game that undermines U.S. credibility, foments more hostility toward us, and panders to the right wing in the short term while threatening world security in the long term. I'd like to say that Bush should know better but, then again, he is the president who championed his sophomoric "Bush Doctrine" which idiotically paints the world in two convenient shades: white if you're with us, and black if you're against us.

Is it possible that truer words have ever been spoken?

All kidding aside, it's getting to the point where even the staunchest of Republican supporters should be shaking their heads at the wanton disregard this administration is showing for things like "evidence" and "truth."

It would be nice if this "saber rattling" didn't have consequences, but it plays directly into the proliferation and necessity of a nefarious unilateral policy: if we lose the ability to convince the world of our truthfulness or even-handedness in world affairs, then it's virtually impossible to forge the relationships necessary to build multilateral agreements and alliances that aren't predicated solely on aggrandizing American power.

Hmm. Part of me is now concerned that this may be part of the Bush plan...