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Monday, February 7, 2011

The Arrogance of Power

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It is many years since Senator J. William Fulbright wrote that book about American foreign policy entitled, The Arrogance of Power.

Madeleine Albright says on "State of the Union" that Mubarak must do ..., Egypt must do ..., Obama says the transition must be ... .

These are not the wingnuts. This is the mainstream.

It seems that we have not learned much.

Why can't we find some language that is just a wee bit less arrogant?
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