http://politicsandpress.com/2007/brooks-and-will-strikeout-for-bush/ The interaction of the press and politics; public diplomacy, and daily absurdities. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 07:59:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 http://politicsandpress.com/2007/brooks-and-will-strikeout-for-bush/#comment-140 Wed, 17 Jan 2007 22:11:49 +0000 http://politicsandpress.com/2007/brooks-and-will-strikeout-for-bush/#comment-140 I would like to hear mainstream media commentators reflect on the Bush ‘new’ strategy’s being in fact nothing new. It’s the same, only more: more troops being sent because of the continuing belief that a military victory can occur. I’ve seen two of Bush’s recent interviews in which neither interviewer asked him specifically about the Baker Report’s recommendations for a truly new approach, including diplomatic overtures to Iraq’s neighboring countries. I’ve heard the Bush argument against doing this, but perhaps in this context – his offer of a ‘new’ strategy – an interviewer’s pointing out that the Bush proposal is not new and asking about new diplomatic efforts, a different answer might be elicited. I would like to hear mainstream media commentators reflect on the Bush ‘new’ strategy’s being in fact nothing new. It’s the same, only more: more troops being sent because of the continuing belief that a military victory can occur. I’ve seen two of Bush’s recent interviews in which neither interviewer asked him specifically about the Baker Report’s recommendations for a truly new approach, including diplomatic overtures to Iraq’s neighboring countries. I’ve heard the Bush argument against doing this, but perhaps in this context – his offer of a ‘new’ strategy – an interviewer’s pointing out that the Bush proposal is not new and asking about new diplomatic efforts, a different answer might be elicited.

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