Yes, A Good Portion of the World is Not Happy With Us

David Ignatius of the Washington Post, reprinted in first the Wall Street Journal and then in Intelligence Summit (where I found it), speaks to the fact that much of the known world, and particularly the Middle East, isn't very happy with America right now. Now, before you tell this veteran, "That article came from WAPO, it must be liberal!", I'd like for you to have a look at the original article. Mr. Ignatius asserts that the Iraqis are tired of being occupied. Yes, this assertion has been flung around by the left aplenty, and the veteran fully agrees with the sentiment. However, this writer for the Post goes on to take the stance of hardcore realpolitik; that is, the realist's view of foreign relations. He asserts, quite clearly, that once we "...learn to accept our unlovableness," we'll finally be able to pursue a foreign policy friendly to American interests. It sounds like this man from the Washington Post, a newsrag famed among conservative bloggers and net junkies for its 'liberal bias', isn't much of a liberal at all. Score one for the objective mainstream media, and screaming radicals be damned (on both sides).