Right after I wrote my post on May 21, 2007, on the failure of the Bush foreign policy around the world, I heard on the news that Bush unconditionally gave his approval to the assault by the Lebanese Army on the Palestinian refugee camp outside of Tripoli.
Bush's approbation justifies my view that Bush has no foreign policy other than the use of military force against those whom he perceives to be "enemies" or "forces of evil." Bush views all Islamists the same, makes no distinction between Hezbollah or Al Qaeda, and considers them all to be "terrorists." Therefore, for Bush, "everything is on the table," meaning air strikes, cluster bombs, civilian shelling. Bush has said the Fatah Al Islam group within the refugee camp must be "confronted," so he puts his blessing on shelling the camp. No concern for civilians, no concern for destroying houses, no concern for loss of life.
Bush's approbation justifies my view that Bush has no foreign policy other than the use of military force against those whom he perceives to be "enemies" or "forces of evil." Bush views all Islamists the same, makes no distinction between Hezbollah or Al Qaeda, and considers them all to be "terrorists." Therefore, for Bush, "everything is on the table," meaning air strikes, cluster bombs, civilian shelling. Bush has said the Fatah Al Islam group within the refugee camp must be "confronted," so he puts his blessing on shelling the camp. No concern for civilians, no concern for destroying houses, no concern for loss of life.
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