Here's a nice, cogent article.
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novapsycheBush Needs to Hear, Not Shun, World Critics
"The government seems to forget the soldiers who died or who were disabled," complains Andy McNab, a veteran of Britain's elite Special Air Service. "Politicians said they were willing to pay the blood price for their decisions, perhaps because they didn't have to pay with their own kids' blood."
In addition, foreign observers do not share Bush's optimistic view of progress in the war. The administration might see Iraq as a fledgling democracy, but others fear a country on the verge of violent disintegration. "There is a danger of an ethnic war in Iraq," Jordan's King Abdullah warned during a recent visit to Turkey. "Iraq's neighbors cannot tolerate such a conflict."
[Middle Eastern countries] are not alone in their misgivings. Indeed, the Bush administration's sunny portrayal of the war on terror is leading others to wonder whether it has become, in a word, delusional.
"The government seems to forget the soldiers who died or who were disabled," complains Andy McNab, a veteran of Britain's elite Special Air Service. "Politicians said they were willing to pay the blood price for their decisions, perhaps because they didn't have to pay with their own kids' blood."
In addition, foreign observers do not share Bush's optimistic view of progress in the war. The administration might see Iraq as a fledgling democracy, but others fear a country on the verge of violent disintegration. "There is a danger of an ethnic war in Iraq," Jordan's King Abdullah warned during a recent visit to Turkey. "Iraq's neighbors cannot tolerate such a conflict."
[Middle Eastern countries] are not alone in their misgivings. Indeed, the Bush administration's sunny portrayal of the war on terror is leading others to wonder whether it has become, in a word, delusional.