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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Do you read that article and see nothing wrong? Tell the truth. The White House pressures the Pakistanis to produce a high-value target during the Democratic national convention and this is just "putting extra pressure on the Pakis"?
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Would I rather the link not be there? Of course. But on a macro level, I'm more concerned with results.
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Why weren't these things done last year? Why are we "stepping" up pressure now?
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That's a fair question, but as you well know, Musharaff has a tenuous hold on power in Pak, and perhaps there were sensitivities related to that. Another Catch-22: You want the Admin to act multilateral and treat other countries like partners, except when you don't.
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This is supposed to be a democracy after all, and I think that's what Dean was doing. But using instruments of foreign policy to advance a particular party or candidate's interest? That's not what Dean was doing at all, and it's odious. .
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Dean was an opportunist. At the time, no one was questioning. Dean ran as an outsider and used this as a wedge issue to differentiate himself from the other Dems in the primaries. This is clear, particularly given his earlier statements on Iraq.
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That's a Hobson's Choice, not a Catch-22.
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Wrong.
Hobson's Choice: "An apparently free choice that actually offers no alternative."
Catch 22: "A no-win dilemma or paradox, similar to damned if I do, damned if I don't."
