Bush Can't Get His Stories Straight

Condoleeza Rice had to be lectured to by UN on how to deal with the North Korean matter. Since the Bush administration has no concept of diplomacy they need to be told that rattling the sabre will work. Although I'm not sure that talking to psychopath like Kim il will accomplish much. But it certainly beats any strategy coming from this White House:

The only real option for trying to curb North Korea's nuclear program is to talk to the insular regime, the head of the UN International Atomic Energy Agency said Monday. "I don't think sanctions work as a penalty," Mohamed ElBaradei said after a meeting with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

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Whether its a timetable or milestone. No good will come of it if the police, whom are supposed to provide safety for the people of Iraq, cannot be trusted:

And it's not just in Basra. Coalition officials admit that militias have infiltrated many of the local police across the country, and the vast majority of the 188,000 man force is not up to the job it is supposed to be carrying out.

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First he says its not a "timetable." Now he is saying that he never used the term, stay the course. What about all these times:

BUSH: We will stay the course. [8/30/06]
BUSH: We will stay the course, we will complete the job in Iraq. [8/4/05]
BUSH: We will stay the course until the job is done, Steve. And the temptation is to try to get the President or somebody to put a timetable on the definition of getting the job done. We’re just going to stay the course. [12/15/03]
BUSH: And my message today to those in Iraq is: We’ll stay the course. [4/13/04]
BUSH: And that’s why we’re going to stay the course in Iraq. And that’s why when we say something in Iraq, we’re going to do it. [4/16/04]
BUSH: And so we’ve got tough action in Iraq. But we will stay the course. [4/5/04]

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The Taliban has become emboldened by their resurgence in Afghanistan. Now the leadership is turning out videos talking of what's to come. We should not doubt the threats coming from Mullah Mohammad Omar. The Taliban knows they have time on their side. It's only a matter of time before they recapture the country.

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From the he's-got-balls files:

U.S. Cold War warrior Oliver North, famous for his role in funding Nicaraguan rebels in the Iran-Contra affair, is back in the fray in the Central American nation's tense presidential election.