The World from Berlin: The 'Ugliest Americans of All Time' (Der Spiegel)

[struggle4progress]

January 12, 2007

... Center-left Süddeutsche Zeitung was scathing in its commentary, beginning with the claim: "This war was wrong from the very beginning." ...

The left-leaning Berliner Zeitung rips Bush on Friday: ... "For the Europeans, it is extremely disconcerting that the president and commander-in-chief of the West's leading power shows himself to be so confident but at the same time so disconnected to reality and immune to advice. In his speech, Bush argues that the conflict in the Middle East is more than just a military one: 'It is the decisive ideological struggle of our time.'..."...

The conservative Die Welt sees Bush's strategy as one of escalation: ... "No one should be under any illusion about where the situation is beginning to head -- towards a massive final struggle for the Middle East, and for regime change in Damascus and Tehran, in order to safeguard regime change in Baghdad." ...

The left-leaning Die Tageszeitung berates President Bush for his "brazen" new strategy in a piece under the headline, "Bush Remains Stupid": "Two years before the end of his term and in the comfortable knowledge that he doesn't have to face re-election, Bush announced more of the same, and thus ignored everything that experts, the opposition majority, and the US public want...."...

http://www.spiegel.de/international/0,1518,459353,00.html

[CoffeeCat]

1. A sliver of a silver lining...

In the midst of all of this dangerous chaos, I am glad
to see written--that some in the international community
acknowledge that the American public is not FOR Junior's
policies.

Quoted from the article: "Bush announced more of the same, and thus ignored everything that experts, the opposition majority, and the US public want...."

Thank God some out there understand that we are NOT behind
the insanity of this dolt.

I fear for our entire country---and what will happen to us
as a result of Junior's actions. It gives me hope to see
that there is some international understanding--that most
US citizens are not on board Junior's crazy train into hell.

[Karenina]

2. More from the Southland...

Center-left Süddeutsche Zeitung was scathing in its commentary, beginning with the claim: "This war was wrong from the very beginning." The paper writes further:

"The entire world now knows that it will take at least another two years before America will withdraw from its (second) lost war ... Bush wants to pass on the ignominy of defeat to his successor. This president even believes that a victory in Iraq may still be possible ... Bush hopes to be able to extinguish the fire in Iraq with American blood.