Harold Pinter acknowledgement speech

[kandrathe]

Hi,
Funnily enough I thought of the U.S. at first, too. Ain't it ironic that this description  applies to the 'model-state of the world', too?
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Even Winston Churchill had his detractors, such as David Irving.

Mind you, I'm not trying to elevate Bush or Blair to anywhere near a Churchill. Leadership is something more than a popularity contest. You are forced to make decisions that are right or wrong and face the consequences of either.

I just find it pathetic that so many people play arm-chair commander in chief when it comes to criticism of events after the fact. I'm sure many decisions would have been made differently had they been made with the full knowledge of hindsight that you now possess. I doubt many really have any idea how difficult it must be to make good decisions if you are really sitting in their place. Very few are willing to state "What should we do now?" and discuss it like adults.

We can rehash this again if you like, but I doubt you will convince me that Bush or Blair are thugs on the order of Saddam, or that they "do not play by the rules" on the order that Saddam did not in defying UNSCOM, or the UN.

So yuck it up if you like, and be happy in knowing that Bush will not be President in 2008. So until then, are you going to join Eppie in his hurling of rotten tomatoes?