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2007-08-10 Britain

Monty Python is a poor guide to diplomacy

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Posted by ryuge 2007-08-10 09:56|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 But its hard to resist the gathering suspicion that, whether he is healthy or not, Beckhams arrival on the American scene may represent the single largest piece of hubristic hype since Icarus dismissively waved away the factor-45 sunblock.

Winning plaudits from the Labour Left and the Brussels bureaucracy by sniffing noisily at Bush foreign policy is easy politics but not a substitute for serious decision-making.

All this and Monty Python allusions as well. What's not to like?

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-08-10 11:31|| 2007-08-10 11:31|| Front Page Top

#2 The comments section contains a note from one of the sane living in the UK regarding the need the rest of the world still has for the good ol' US of A.

In the end, rational states will go by that.

Posted by no mo uro 2007-08-10 12:32|| 2007-08-10 12:32|| Front Page Top

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