Well…here’s a stunningly bad idea:
US Vice President Dick Cheney leaves Tuesday on a four-country visit of the Middle East, looking to shore up support for Iraq among its neighbors and increase pressure on Iran, US officials say.
Cheney’s May 8-14 trip to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan comes amid tensions between the United States and its staunch Saudi allies over Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s fragile government.
I don’t know why Condi Rice even bothered traveling to the Middle East. Swinging Dick Cheney seems intent on reassuring everyone that she doesn’t speak for Bush. Generalissimo Francisco Franco may still be dead, but neoconservatism lives. Expect nothing but mischief and resulting ill will.
