Or is it just plain ignorance?
2007-03-13 05:37:42 · 19 answers · asked by DAVE 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I believe so, their tact has been kick a** ask questions later.
America has lost its diplomatic capability. No one wants to talk to us.
All of our adversaries are motivated and united to see an end to our nation. Our international influence is waning and its looks similar to the fall of Ancient Rome.
Yep, we've been ignorant--we allowed this administration to render us as the "evil empire."
2007-03-13 05:47:47 · answer #1 · answered by FunkyMcNasty 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Diplomacy may be being used now, but for the first 5 1/2 years of the administration it wasn't.
It took the most failed foreign policy in modern times for this "slow to catch on" administration to realize that diplomacy was one of the tools at its disposal.
They're using diplomacy now only because everything else has been a miserable failure.
2007-03-13 12:42:37 · answer #2 · answered by Rick 4 · 0⤊ 5⤋
I kind of think he's ignorant but his administration, i.e. Cheney could care less about Diplomacy. Diplomacy doesn't contract Haliburton for billions of dollars.
2007-03-13 12:49:27 · answer #3 · answered by Eisbär 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, diplomacy is used at every turn, and in some cases like Iraq for a good length of time, even after all te UN (useless) resolutions and wrist slapping, then he becomes a Man of action!
2007-03-13 12:41:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
You mean like the diplomacy they have used with North Korea? The diplomacy used on the free trade deals?
2007-03-13 12:40:37 · answer #5 · answered by MEL T 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
diplomacy, honesty, equality, reality, humility (as in humble), integrity, legally, ability, credibility... and a lot of words ending in y...
Note to answer from Prez Bush #1... what about diplomacy toward American allies? (if there are any left)
2007-03-13 12:48:15 · answer #6 · answered by front door 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
For diplomacy to work you have to have an intelligent enemy. Since most libs have such low intelligence it would only seem natural that they could think diplomacy would work with our current enemies.
2007-03-13 12:43:55 · answer #7 · answered by Paladin 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
no,there are some who you just cannot use diplomacy with.
ask Spain how well diplomacy works.
2007-03-13 13:00:41 · answer #8 · answered by slabsidebass 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Bush Cheney's entry into the diplomacy handbook:
"why settle with words what you can do with daisy cutters and bunker busters?"
2007-03-13 12:45:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Bush has been VERY diplomatic, he has been very diplomatic with Iran regarding their nuclear program, very diplomatic and effective with North Korea. The onyl difference with the terrorists is that they attacked us, which means diplomacy is no longer on the table.
2007-03-13 12:43:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋