Take this scene from last week, which smacks of the confusion -- and panic -- of our policies in the aftermath of a cruel April: President Bush apologizing to King Abdullah II of Jordan for the scandal at Abu Ghraib. Peculiar, that apology -- owed to Iraq's people, yet forwarded to Jordan. We are still held captive by Pan-Arab politics. Bingo.
It's bad enough that there is such a virulent strain of pan-Arab chauvinism which muddles so many minds over there, but did Bush really have to play along?
Looks like a great, not to mention important article, I'm actually sorry I can't see the whole thing.