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Originally Posted by aceventura3
Problem with honesty? So - if I am a general F***-up, your form of diplomacy would be to come in and tell me how great I am ...?  And you think that would make me change?
When I played Highschool football during the summer, at first everyone hated our coach because he told us things (truth) we did not want to hear. At the end of the year, with one loss, we all loved him. He was a tough SOB, didn't always say things in a sensitive manner, but more important was that he cared and in the end we figured that out. |
Its not a matter of honesty....Bolton's approach to diplomacy is disdain for anyone who disagrees with him....which ultimately hurts US interests, rather then advancing US interests.
And the UN is not like a footballl team, where the coach is an authoritative figure and the players are subservient.
edit: or maybe it is a good analogy. Bolton acts like the rest of the UN should be subservient to him...even our allies.