Washington Watch Articles From 2002
BUSH: NEW WIN, BUT OLD CHALLENGES REMAIN
The Republican takeover of the United States Senate is widely credited to the remarkable ten-day effort made by President George W. Bush.
2002 ELECTORAL CONFUSION
If the 2000 election was remarkable for the lack of a clear direction indicated by the final vote tally, it appears that the 2002 elections will only add to this picture of confusion.
U.S. POLICY UNCHANGED
There are a number of things that must be said about President Bush’s decision to sign the Foreign Relations Authorization Act (also called H.R. 1646).
THE VISION OF SULIMAN OLAYAN
At a time when the U.S.-Saudi relationship is being challenged and tested, a leader in the effort to build bridges between the United States and the Arab world has passed away.
ACTION, INACTION AND THE CONSEQUENCES
Appearing a short while ago on an important U.S. television news program, President Bush’s National Security Advisor Condoleeza Rice described the Administration’s position with regard to the performance of the Palestinian leadership as follows:
REMEMBERING DINA
The picture on the cover of the New York Times was too powerful to ever forget. It showed the grieving father of two-month-old Dina Matar carrying her tiny broken body.
BUSH AND CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY
In the wake of the near collapse of yet another corporate gain, the Bush Administration finds itself in an extraordinarily difficult bind.
A FURTHER REACTION TO THE SPEECH
I am writing on my return from an eight-day visit to the Arab world. It was a difficult time to be in the region. President George W. Bush’s strange and disturbing speech of June 24 had been received like a blow to the system.
A PERFECTLY STRANGE SPEECH
It has been one week now since President George W. Bush delivered the long awaited speech outlining his vision of a future Middle East peace.
U.S. POLITICS vs. MIDDLE EAST REALITY
After President George W. Bush proclaimed Ariel Sharon a “man of peace” and praised his withdrawal from the West Bank, I was inundated by questions from U.S. reporters. Many were indignant, others were just confused.
“IT’S THE POLICY, STUPID!”
In the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, front page headlines and news magazine cover stories in America asked “why do they hate us?” Pundits and scholars across the ideological spectrum offered answers that ranged from the serious to the silly.
IDEALOGUES AND REALISTS BATTLE FOR U.S. POLICY
President Bush’s April 4th speech, on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, represented but one round in a long internal fight raging within this Administration.
BUSH GOT IT RIGHT
President Bush got it right. After a Gallup poll released last week showing that a substantial majority of Muslims have unfavorable attitudes toward the U.S., the President responded “We’ve got work to do.