A Tainted Memorial Day
May 30th, 2005“This Memorial Day is not a good one for the country that was once the world’s most brilliant beacon of freedom and justice,” writes Bob Herbert on today’s New York Times op/ed page.
Sorry to spoil the ending, but in case you don’t get around to reading the whole column, here’s the point:
“In much of the world, the image of the U.S. under Mr. Bush has morphed from an idealized champion of liberty to a heavily armed thug in camouflage fatigues. America is increasingly being seen as a dangerously arrogant military power that is due for a comeuppance. It will take a lot more than Karen Hughes to turn that around.”
Amen.
