Bush's Unintended Internationalism

The simple and sad fact is, this administration has shown that it cannot be trusted to tell the truth about even the smallest things, let alone the big issues, like taking this nation to war. Therefore, we cannot allow the secrecy to go on.

These people are destroying this country.

Bush's Unintended Internationalism:

In spite of itself, the Bush administration is reshaping and revitalizing international law as a governing concept and a force in world politics. This White House gives new meaning to the notion of unintended and devoutly unwanted consequences.

Its highhanded policies in the war on global terrorist networks and the occupation of Iraq have provoked sharp reaction at home and abroad. Over time, this reaction has turned into a search by others for legal and political frameworks to contain President Bush's campaign to concentrate national security power in his hands and shield it from even cursory scrutiny and consultation.