Bush's Shake-Up-the-World View: Wolfowitz, Bolton and Huges understand and share it.

The Wall Street Journal Opinion Journal ^ | March 22, 2005 | Fred Barnes

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When the rumor erupted in the press recently that Carly Fiorina, the deposed CEO of Hewlett-Packard, was being considered for the presidency of the World Bank, it prompted guffaws at the White House. President Bush was not conducting a job search for the World Bank post. There was no short list. He'd selected his nominee, Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz, many weeks before. "There was an early consensus around Paul," a senior White House official said. That means the president knew exactly whom he wanted from the start. By the time the choice of Mr. Wolfowitz was announced last week, European leaders had been consulted and discussions on replacing Mr. Wolfowitz at the Pentagon were well on their way.

Mr. Wolfowitz is controversial, given his role as an early advocate and architect of the Iraq war. But his nomination is also typical of the president. In lesser administration positions — commerce secretary would be one — Mr. Bush is happy to take suggestions and consider people he barely knows or hasn't met at all. But in jobs he views as critical, especially in foreign affairs, he prefers a known quantity, usually a tough, loyal administration veteran with an agenda. His agenda. Two other Bush nominees, John Bolton as ambassador to the U.N. and Karen Hughes as undersecretary of state for public diplomacy, are also in the agenda category.

Anyone shocked by the nominations of Messrs. Wolfowitz and Bolton doesn't understand the president's approach to multilateral organizations. The conventional idea is that these organizations are wonderful, though perhaps flawed and infused with too much anti-American sentiment. And the chief task of U.S. representatives is to get along amicably, not buck the system and cause problems. …

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[CyberAnt]

So this proves once again that the President is about 10000 steps ahead of the media .. no wonder they never get anything right!!

[zoosha]

Wolfowitz, Bolton and Huges will be working for the betterment of all peoples even though they are citizens of the U.S.A. This is truly the American Way even If they must be in the vanguard fighting european indolence, sloth and an arrogance which boggles the mind. President Bush must be honoured for his forthright dilligence in appointing those men.

[LifeTrek]

Excellent post! It underscores exactly why I like the Bush team!
DKK

[537cant be wrong]

i pretty much say,
lets buck the system and cause a few problems until the world figures out that we pay more than our fair share in everything from money to lives. it should be our ballgame from here on out.
HEY WORLD get out of the way if you can't handle it.

[West Coast Conservative]

Wolfie the player!