Okay, W. is out of control. Now he is hinting that Mexican nationals could suffer if Mexico refuses to kowtow to his resolution and war plans. IS HE INSANE? Why is he trying to totally alienate one of the few, but utterly abused, friends he's got??? WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE IN THE WHITE HOUSE?

Krugman: Let Them Hate as Long as They Fear

Quotes in case you can't access it:

"Last week The Economist quoted an American diplomat who warned that if Mexico didn't vote for a U.S. resolution it could "stir up feelings" against Mexicans in the United States. He compared the situation to that of Japanese-Americans who were interned after 1941, and wondered whether Mexico "wants to stir the fires of jingoism during a war."

"Incredible stuff, but easy to dismiss as long as the diplomat was unidentified. Then came President Bush's Monday interview with Copley News Service. He alluded to the possibility of reprisals if Mexico didn't vote America's way, saying, "I don't expect there to be significant retribution from the government" — emphasizing the word "government." He then went on to suggest that there might, however, be a reaction from other quarters, citing "an interesting phenomena taking place here in America about the French . . . a backlash against the French, not stirred up by anybody except the people."

"And Mr. Bush then said that if Mexico or other countries oppose the United States, "there will be a certain sense of discipline."

"These remarks went virtually unreported by the ever-protective U.S. media, but they created a political firestorm in Mexico. The White House has been frantically backpedaling, claiming that when Mr. Bush talked of "discipline" he wasn't making a threat. But in the context of the rest of the interview, it's clear that he was.

"Moreover, Mr. Bush was disingenuous when he described the backlash against the French as "not stirred up by anybody except the people." On the same day that the report of his interview appeared, The Financial Times carried the headline, "Hastert Orchestrates Tirade Against the French." That's Dennis Hastert, the speaker of the House of Representatives. In fact, anti-French feeling has been carefully fomented by Republican officials, Rupert Murdoch's media empire and other administration allies. Can you blame Mexicans for interpreting Mr. Bush's remarks as a threat to do the same to them?"

Are you sure?!?! Even after Kingpin has been released and launched on Telemundo? Just kidding.

.....reminds me of the saying, "If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything." GWB is shooting in the dark, with a blindfold on, while hopping (exhausted) on one leg.

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Does anyone have links to Mexican newspapers that might be covering this? I'm very interested to see the discourse about Bush's statements. I'm sure they're not misunderstimating this man one bit.

Nicholas Kristof in today's NY TIMES talks about the growing anger towards the U.S. in Canada, our largest trading partner, the major supplier of timber and one of major oil suppliers, and the economy that, with Mexico, is most closely linked with our own.

Several Canadian officials are openly deriding Bush and referring to him and Americans in harsh terms, and there is no guarantee that Canada, one of the most stalwart of the U.S.'s allies in every war since 1812, will go along with the current plan.

http://www.dailyearth.com/IntnNews/mexico.html