George Bush was just interviewed by Bob Costas during his visit at the Beijing Olympics. Right behind him was...the giant portrait of Mao in Tiananmen Square.Of course they mentioned human rights, Darfur, Iran, and all those issues. I must say Bush was extremely gracious in his remarks and repeated his policy of engaging China on friendly and respectful terms. He might have been a failed president but he can still handle himself with poise.
That being said, I had to object to his comments regarding Darfur. He called China a nation that welcomed Omar al-Bashir with open arms, which is true. But what he didn't mention was our own welcoming of Sudanese intelligence chief Salah Gosh into the United States in order to get "information" on Osama bin-Laden, who could not have been hurt by any Sudanese intelligence. We can't possibly to expect other nations to comply with our wishes when we ourselves set such a poor example.
Bush also said that he talked to Vladimir Putin regarding the South Ossetia conflict, saying the violence was unacceptable. Noble words, but Bush should know by now that the man whose soul he looked into cares little about world opinion. The announced ceasefire will be dictated completely on Russian terms. Georgia can expect little assistance from the West.
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