Diplomatic Clumsiness

Summary


Is there no tragedy that cannot be converted to a political "opportunity"?

Secretary of State Colin Powell's visit to the site of the tsunami disaster and his assertion that the United States will not desert Thailand in its hour of need was a good gesture to that point. However, when he went on to assure the Muslim nation that the United States - and President Bush - harbors no aggression toward Muslims and that U.S. policy and the war on terrorism is not about religion and cultural difference, he went too far.

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Diplomatic Clumsiness

Why couldn't the U.S. ...

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