Here is the speech Bush delivered and here is just one paragraph to make you shake your head:
Tonight I will leave India to travel to Pakistan, another important partner and friend of the United States. There was a time when America’s good relations with Pakistan would have been a source of concern here in India. That day is passed. India is better off because America has a close relationship with Pakistan, and Pakistan is better off because America has a close relation with India. On my trip to Islamabad, I will meet with President Musharraf to discuss Pakistan’s vital cooperation in the war on terror and our efforts to foster economic and political development so we can reduce the appeal of radical Islam. I believe that a prosperous, democratic Pakistan will be a steadfast partner for America, a peaceful neighbour for India, and a force for freedom and moderation in the Arab world.
The problem here is that Pakistan is not in the Arab world. It has a large Muslim population but Pakastani’s are not Arabs. This is in a vetted speech folks, this was not ad-libbed. We all know “W” can’t speak off the cuff worth a damn but this was written for him and proofed by his associates. Does anyone wonder why we are as screwed as we are with the rest of the globe?
Shouldn’t a President and his underlings be able to pass a World Geography course before weilding enoromous power over it?
