Soros Part 5

Speaking slowly so even the dullest among us can understand, Soros explains the history of terrorism and allows that while it is annoying, it certainly is nothing to get overly excited about. He calmly assures us that "The most powerful country on earth cannot afford to be consumed by fear. Moreover, by allowing terrorism to become our principal preoccupation, we are playing into the terrorists' hands. They are setting our priorities."

Somehow I never would have supposed that the REAL objective behind 9/11 was to undermine the Talaban and Saddam Hussein. Osama Bin Laden must indeed be pleased to see his plans play out so brilliantly on the world stage.

Finally, Soros lays out his support for a "cooperative effort to improve the world by engaging in preventive actions of a constructive character. The United States is uniquely positioned to lead the effort. We cannot just do anything we want, as the Iraqi situation demonstrates, but nothing much can be done in the way of international cooperation without the leadership-or at least the participation-of the United States."

So the United States is "uniquely positioned" to "lead the effort" to rid the world of evil, but we need the permission of everyone else in order to act. In other words, the United Nations.

Of particuler interest is that here Soros endorses "preventive actions", meaning that he agrees with George W. Bush that pre-emptive measures must be taken.

It is fascinating to realize that even a liberal flack like Soros apparently knows that the UN is for all intents and purposes, dead. Otherwise why dress it up in new clothes and pretend it is a "third way" to approach international disagreements?

Lastly I must point out that Soros to the end is detached from reality. "We cannot just do anything we want, as the Iraqi situation demonstrates". While it is true that "we cannot just do anything we want" this is in no way demonstrated by the "Iraqi situation".

This piece was a disappointment to me. I had hoped that Soros would have something new to add to the opposition discourse. Instead I found a well written (I wonder which liberal wordmeister ghosted it for him?) but intellectually bankrupt rehashing of standard Democratic Party bromides.

If this is Soros' best shot, George W. Bush can rest easy. George Soros is no Ross Perot.