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Article: On top of the world; American foreign policy deserves a hearty pat on the back.(OPED)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- July 16, 2002
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Byline: Tod Lindberg, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Strange question, perhaps: Why is American foreign-policy making so good? The reason the question is strange is that U.S. foreign policy, like Rodney Dangerfield, gets no respect.
Every time we do something, we are immediately rewarded with a chorus of boos. The French think we are simplistic. The Brits think we are heavy-handed. The Chinese think we are an arrogant hegemon. The Russians think we are blatantly disrespectful. Everybody thinks we're greedy. And this is to say nothing of those who think we are the Great Satan.
Meanwhile, on the home front, have you ever noticed how wretched foreign-policy ...