A White House divided against itself cannot stand

You had to know this was coming. As I’ve mentioned from time to time, there are substantive, qualitative differences within the Bush administration about foreign policy. I don’t mean disagreements about how many troops to send to Iraq, or how best to punish our allies have declined to participate in the war. I mean different […]

Samaritan’s Purse, ready to proselytize in Iraq

There is a commonly-found belief in the Middle East that the U.S. is invading Iraq as part of a broader crusade against Islam. Many Muslims in these countries perceive Bush as a fundamentalist Christian, closely allied with many American religious “leaders” who have condemned Islam, and fear that the U.S. will follow Ann Coulter’s advice […]

U.S.-Canadian relations get a little worse

Here’s something I had hoped to share on Friday, but was delayed due to some technical difficulties. At this point, it seems a little dated, but I nevertheless wanted to share. You may recall my dismay about the administration’s diplomatic bullying tactics against Canada. Naturally, once Canadian officials heard that their doubts about war were […]