Blaming Others Only Works So Long

Conn Carroll / April 20, 2009

Spot on op-ed by Jackson Diehl in the Washington Post this Sunday. Diehl writes:

New American presidents typically begin by behaving as if most of the world’s problems are the fault of their predecessors — and Barack Obama has been no exception.
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Now comes the interesting part: when it starts to become evident that Bush did not create rogue states, terrorist movements, Middle Eastern blood feuds or Russian belligerence — and that shake-ups in U.S. diplomacy, however enlightened, might not have much impact on them. (more…)