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Agamemnon · 03-16-2005, 03:55 PM

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/16/internat...artner=homepage

It looks like Bush will be nominating Wolfowitz to head the World Bank, days after the controversial appointment of John Bolton as Ambassador to the UN. The article remarks that this move, while usually an automatic appointment by the US, may be blocked by Europeans frightened of Wolfowitz' politics. Usually the WB is an American appointee and the Euro's get the IMF, but Clinton blocked a Euro appointment to the IMF in the 90's, so precedent has been set for a potential fight over this.

Comments anyone? Is this important?

03-16-2005, 03:55 PM	#1
Agamemnon #1 Goaltender Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Calgary Exp:	http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/16/internat...artner=homepage It looks like Bush will be nominating Wolfowitz to head the World Bank, days after the controversial appointment of John Bolton as Ambassador to the UN. The article remarks that this move, while usually an automatic appointment by the US, may be blocked by Europeans frightened of Wolfowitz' politics. Usually the WB is an American appointee and the Euro's get the IMF, but Clinton blocked a Euro appointment to the IMF in the 90's, so precedent has been set for a potential fight over this. Comments anyone? Is this important?