Op-Ed: Just say no to Bush by Joseph Stiglitz

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Just say no to Bush
Joseph E Stiglitz

Since the Cold War’s end, America is the world’s sole superpower. Yet it has failed to exercise the kind of leadership needed to create a new world order based on principles like fairness. Europe and the rest of the world are aware of this

For three years, America’s president has pursued a unilateralist agenda, ignoring all evidence that contradicts his positions, and putting aside basic and longstanding American principles.

Take global warming. Here Bush is conspicuously absent without leave (AWOL in military jargon). Time and again, he questions the scientific evidence. (Of course, Bush’s academic credentials were never very impressive.) Bush’s position is more than wrong; it is an embarrassment. Indeed, when asked by Bush to look into the matter, America’s National Academy of Sciences came to a resounding verdict (the only one they could honestly reach) that greenhouse gases are a menace. But America’s automakers love their gas-guzzlers, and Bush’s oil industry pals want no interference with their destruction of the planet’s atmosphere. So no change in policy.

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_27-9-2003_pg3_4

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1. It should be so obvious to thinking people, I'd think.

The costs we'll incur from the criminal actions of this administration will significant, indeed.