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Cowperson · 08-22-2004, 08:10 AM

A government controlled mainstream media source (sic), The Washington Post, with a critical look at USA diplomatic efforts directed at Muslims, including a rare admission of failure in a speech given a few days ago by Condoleeza Rice.

Rice, in a speech yesterday at the U.S. Institute of Peace, conceded that public diplomacy is an area the administration wants to "look harder at" and said, "We are not obviously not very well organized for the side of public diplomacy."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5765055/

Is this kind of story actually anything new or simply a continuation of a multi-administration, multi-president program that inspired writings like "The Ugly American" in 1958?

http://www.wwnorton.com/catalog/fall98/uglyamerican.htm

Secondly, if these are actually "failures" then how is it the USA has emerged as the leading democracy in the world? Do others around the globe love the "American Ideal" but hate the Americans just the same?

Just setting a torch under you guys on a rainy and cold Sunday.

Cowperson

08-22-2004, 08:10 AM	#1
Cowperson CP Pontiff Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: A pasture out by Millarville Exp:	A government controlled mainstream media source (sic), The Washington Post, with a critical look at USA diplomatic efforts directed at Muslims, including a rare admission of failure in a speech given a few days ago by Condoleeza Rice. Rice, in a speech yesterday at the U.S. Institute of Peace, conceded that public diplomacy is an area the administration wants to "look harder at" and said, "We are not obviously not very well organized for the side of public diplomacy." http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5765055/ Is this kind of story actually anything new or simply a continuation of a multi-administration, multi-president program that inspired writings like "The Ugly American" in 1958? http://www.wwnorton.com/catalog/fall98/uglyamerican.htm Secondly, if these are actually "failures" then how is it the USA has emerged as the leading democracy in the world? Do others around the globe love the "American Ideal" but hate the Americans just the same? Just setting a torch under you guys on a rainy and cold Sunday. Cowperson __________________ Dear Lord, help me to be the kind of person my dog thinks I am. - Anonymous