And Americans like Vince refuse to see leaders acting hypocritically, opening themselves up for valid criticism.
Creative vocabulary got them out of the Geneva Conventions, yet demanded others abide by the letter of the law. This creativity also allows the USA to short-circuit Constitutial protections and rule of law, but then complain about rogue regimes trying people in kangaroo military courts.
Creative vocabulary on the part of the American administration tells the world it's totally okay for the USA to develop and deploy nuclear weaponry, yet hold other nations accountable to strict IAEA regimens.
Creative vocabulary on the part of the American administration to demand nations open their markets and give American providers unfettered access to foreign markets, yet throw up punitive tariffs whenever they see fit.
What kind of message does the administration think it's telling the rest of the world? It's no stretch of the imagination to realize that others will start to believe, "well, if the USA can do it, so can we."
Bush really shows that America doesn't practice what it preaches. Think it's fair to Americans? I *was* going to say that Americans deserved it because they voted for him but quickly remembered Bush wasn't actually elected by the majority of Americans. Americans actually voted for Gore, but who's counting right? Certainly not Florida election officials...
