Khalilzad's impending nomination
I don't like Khalilzad, but that's partly because of his writings on Hegemony and Realism-- a seed planted freshman year when the debate topic was "Resolved: that the US Federal Government should substantially limit the use of weapons of mass destruction." Khalilzad recycles neocon rhetoric, even though he's got an interesting mind.
He's a fucking million times better than Michael Bolton was. That guy was an asshole, not a diplomat. Plus, his ties to and knowledge of the Middle East will be valuable to the administration.
I don't like Khalilzad, but there's no likelihood of Edward Said coming back from the dead and knocking the sense back into the American Middle-Eastern policy.
He's a fucking million times better than Michael Bolton was. That guy was an asshole, not a diplomat. Plus, his ties to and knowledge of the Middle East will be valuable to the administration.
I don't like Khalilzad, but there's no likelihood of Edward Said coming back from the dead and knocking the sense back into the American Middle-Eastern policy.