----- Original Message ----- From: "JDG" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <brin-l@mccmedia.com> Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2005 10:02 PM Subject: Re: Permission Slips
> At 09:14 PM 5/1/2005 -0500, Dan Minette wrote: > ><quote 2> > >Senator Kerry denounces American action when other countries don't approve > >as if the whole object of our foreign policy were to please a few > >persistent critics. In fact, in the global war on terror, as in Afghanistan > >and Iraq, President Bush has brought many allies to our side. But as the > >President has made very clear, there is a difference between leading a > >coalition of many, and submitting to the objections of a few. George W. > >Bush will never seek a permission slip to defend the American people. > ><end quote 2> > > > <snip> > > > >The second reference did discuss seriously considering the views of other > >countries, although obliquely. Kerry suggested we work more _with_ allies > >to arrive at our objective. Cheney called that "denouncing when other > >countries don't approve". > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > O.k. Dan, call me crazy, but doesn't the word "approve" imply, well, > "approval?" And isn't that far more akin to "getting permission" than to > "serious consideration"? But, he was referring to Kerry's position which was "serious consideration. It is Cheney who indicated no difference between the two. > >So, I think David might have been more accurate referring to Cheney dissing > >seriously considering the opinions of others than saying Bush had. > > I honestly don't see how "approval" gets translated into this. That's not what happened. Serious consideration was translated, by Cheney, into approval. I was referencing the original idea. Dan M. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
