Bush Diplomacy Fingerprints Everywhere

My letter to the editor of the Boston Globe today:

Editor,

These were just some of the headlines from articles in your newspaper on Tuesday, June 17, 2008:

• Bush ends tour of Europe productively, A3, Los Angeles Times
• NATO trying to gauge readiness of Ukraine to join, A3, International Herald Tribune
• Sadr’s followers vow to support security mission, A4, Associated Press
• High-ranking Israeli, Palestinian officials meet Rice, A5, Associated Press
• Lebanese changes get US backing, A5, Associated Press
• Israel, Syria end talks, plan further discussions, A5, Reuters

The Republican National Committee could not have cobbled together such a tribute to the diplomatic efforts of President Bush and his administration; I’m sure the truth upset your liberal readers. (End of letter.)

The first story highlighted that our European allies are on-board with ramping up economic santions on Iran in order to get Iran to comply with United Nations resolutions regarding Iran's nuclear weapons program.

The second story is self-explanatory. One of our strongest alliances is about to grow by another formidable country.

The third story highlights that Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr would not resist Shi'ite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's military crackdown on Shi'ite gunmen in Amarah, a Shi'ite stronghold with loyalties to al-Sadr.

The last three stories were about some small countries, you might not ever have heard of but that are at the center of much global turmoil, meeting . . . not fighting.

Diplomacy breaking out everywhere!