Robin Koerner-. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
The United States of America has a long tradition of honoring winners and mercilessly tossing losers into historyÂ’s dustbin. ThatÂ’s why it borders on the miraculous that theyÂ’re pussyfooting around General Motors so timidly and even want to let Rick Wagoner continue calling the shots.
What's important is that Bush loved his dog Barnie, long considered him his good friend and, most importantly, never talked about politics with him. Perhaps Barnie never discussed politics so as to avoid dying at an early age.
After having fought for ten years in the sands of Iraq, America is asking itself if it still has a role to play in a region where it is not even taken especially seriously.
Robin Koerner-. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Woodward, who after four books about Bush must realize what kind of cesspool he mistook for a national stage, tries to give himself cover by saying BushÂ’s replacement will certainly and unfortunately discover it was all actually worse than anyone suspected.