Prisoners of Sept. 11
Por Jim Hoagland (THE WASHINGTON POST, 13/11/05):
The blunders and alleged misdeeds committed by senior officials in the Bush administration are taking a terrible toll on this presidency and this capital. If you could magically wipe away the problems named Katrina, Harriet Miers, Scooter Libby, etc., this White House would still be in serious trouble with American and global opinion.
The problem is more structural than President Bush or Vice President Cheney acknowledges. Until they do, they swim upstream against a quickening current of suspicion and doubt.
The structural dilemma they face cannot be resolved by campaigns of political marketing at home or public diplomacy abroad: The core decision makers of the Bush team still see the world under the cloud of Sept.… Seguir leyendo »