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American hypocrisy on democracy Posted: Thursday, November 13, 2003 'UN report proves Iran free of N-bombs' There are so many echoes of Vietnam in Iraq It took two years for US deaths to reach 324 in Vietnam. It passed that figure in seven months in Iraq U.S. Troops More Hostile With Reporters US administrator says Iraqi governing council not failing Why We Have To March Against Dubya Iraq: Quicksand & Blood George W. Bush and his top advisers learned little from the Vietnam debacle of the 1960s, since most avoided service in the war. But many top Bush aides played key roles in the repression of leftist peasant uprisings in Central America in the 1980s, a set of lessons the Bush administration is now trying to apply to the violent resistance in Iraq. Brave Face Belies Administration's Panic Bush's Unreliable Intelligence Sometimes the small stuff distracts from the big. At a recent press conference, George W. Bush suggested the White House had nothing to do with the "Mission Accomplished" banner that was hung on the USS Abraham Lincoln for his triumphant May 1 speech declaring major combat operations over in Iraq. Journalists quickly checked, and it turned out the White House had produced the banner. By George! You couldn't make him up, and you don't have to. Like him or loathe him, George Bush is for real - and heading soon for a capital city near you. Rupert Cornwell introduces our celebration of the remarkable career of Britain's favourite US President 'Vote against Syria verifies Israel's influence on US' American hypocrisy on democracy   Printer friendly version  Send page by E-Mail |