Yet another opportunity has come and gone. Mr. Allawi spoke to a joint session of Congress yesterday and offered the chance to meet and speak with the man who will continue to lead his country until at least January when elections are held. John Kerry couldn’t be bothered.
At first, I was disturbed that he felt being in Ohio was more important. Then I heard a report on the radio driving home that most of the Democrats in Congress played hookey. I’ve not been able to confirm that this morning.
Are they at all serious about any kind of international relations except donating money to fight a particular trendy “Disease of the Week” or propping up Kofi Annan and his ilk?