Bill Sykes' Newsletter from America.
(April 2002)
An ex-Brit gives his views-(without fear
or favor)---of the American Scene
United States Foreign Policy I
Georgia on my mind.
 The
president of Georgia, Eduard Shevardnadze has praised the
United States move to help train the former Soviet Republic's
armed forces, but in Moscow we find politicians across a
broad spectrum denouncing the plan saying that it would
only destabilize the region and criticizing the move as
an act by the United States to expand its military presence
in the Caucasus Mountains region.
The Chairman of the Dumas defense committee went as far
as to say that Shevardnadze's policies have resulted in
a virtual dissolution of ties between Russia and Georgia
and the presence of United States troops could seriously
complicate Russian-American relations. Russia, who had been
hoping for a joint operation against terrorist connections
in the region, is reluctant to allow American Forces to
operate independently.
Who's holding down the fort.
 It
would appear that Mr. Bush is spending much of his waking
hours deciding what to say at his next TV appearance, which
has become a daily occurrence.
If he's not on TV, he is out there spreading the gospel
according to the Pentagon as to what country the United
States aims to attack next in its war on terrorism, and
seeking support from the grossly misinformed population.
On the other hand Mr. Cheney, like the famous Punxsutawney
Phil ground hog seeking to cast a shadow and forecast the
future weather, has immerged from his hibernation and spent
ten days or so in the Middle East trying to drum up Arab/Egyptian
support for a possible attack by the United States on Iran.
Surprise, surprise, I don't think he convinced a single
soul, and when he got to Turkey he had the embarrassment
of correcting former statements made by the United States
President, by saying that the United States had no current
intentions of attacking Iraq at this time.
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