Lori at Polipundit appends her excellent post on General Franks recent remarks:
UPDATE: I suspect that if John Kerry gets wind of the Franks quote, he will probably just say that it proves that Bush knows nothing about how to gain the assistance of the international community. Anyone who saw Kerry's interview on Fox News Sunday learned Kerry's method of gaining the help of other nations:
This administration has never, ever fully offered these other countries the kind of partnership, the kind of decisionmaking sharing, the kind of participation in the reconstruction, the kind of participation in other issues that matter to those countries that actually bring them to the table. I know how to bring these countries to the table. And there are some very powerful cards we have to play.So, Kerry would play some "very powerful cards." Any guesses as to which cards France might be interested in? Oil contracts? Decision-making authority over U.S. troops? Lucrative construction contracts? Immunity from punishment for their role in the oil-for-food scandal? I wonder if anyone will ask Kerry to lay those cards on the table so that the voters can decide whether or not they want him to be the one playing them.
Lori's line of thought ties in with my previous posting listing our "allies" conflict of interests in the Middle East, and to stretch the metaphor to it's limits I'll pose a few Hold 'em style questions.
Is Kerry playing a hole card or a hanger in hinting that France may be on board under a Kerry administration? Kerry flashed a card, with very vague language, but is it a burncard or will he be forced to go to the river? It's time for a call...we can't afford a freeroll or a bust.
Put up details or fold 'em.
Posted by feste at August 3, 2004 02:25 PM | TrackBack