re: #167 Gus

Bold leadership. Heh.

America has temporarily lost its appetite for boldness in foreign policy as a result of Operation: Iraqi Freedom. It may return in time, but for the present the length of US involvement in Iraq and the difficulties and casualties incurred have deadened America’s desire to be bold. This is augmented by the isolationism that severe recessions naturally generate.

No, the United States of America will not be exercising bold leadership on the international states in the near term nor likely in the mid-term. We’re tired, frustrated, and broke.