Not Your Sweetie

Sam
Parry : Bush's Lips sink ships

George W. Bush’s followers hail his tough comments as proof of his
straight-talking style and his “moral clarity.” But his often-insulting remarks
about political and international adversaries also raise questions about
whether the president’s loose tongue is becoming a national security danger
to the American people.

Do Americans, for instance, face a greater risk of
nuclear conflict because Bush indulged in a rant last
year that included calling North Korea’s leader a
“pygmy” – or of terrorism because Bush termed U.S. military action in the Middle
East a
“crusade,” with its Christian vs. Muslim overtones? Or does he exacerbate worldwide
suspicion that Washington doesn’t care much about the global environment when he
mocks environmentalists to his White House aides as “green-green lima beans”?