Sean: 「無責任で未熟」「ブッシュもどきだ」

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「無責任で未熟」「ブッシュもどきだ」
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   The Nikkei noted on yesterday's evening edition editorial page, as the
   headline put it, "[1]War of words revolving around diplomacy boils
   over." (Actually, the word used is èæ¦ [zessen: lit., "tongue
   battle"], though I'm not sure I care to picture Hillary and Barack in
   a tongue battle with each other. Or anyone else, for that matter.) The
   content of the article doesn't give a Japanese viewpoint, really, but
   it's significant that it was featured so prominently, with pictures of
   Clinton and Obama and translations of their biggest soundbites. (I
   don't remember what the exact words were in English, but in the
   Nikkei, Hillary says, "Irresponsible and immature," at Obama, who
   responds, "You're just like Bush.") Japan knows that it needs to pay
   attention to these things, especially when the DPRK is mentioned. I
   liked Steve Chapman's take in [2]Reason, BTW:

     On the morning after the South Carolina debate, the Clinton
     campaign trotted out former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
     to gush about the senator's declaration that she would not meet
     with various dictators "until we know better what the way forward
     would be." Said Albright, "She gave a very sophisticated answer
     that showed her understanding of the diplomatic process."
     Being praised for your diplomatic sophistication by Madeleine
     Albright is like being complimented on your sense of humor by John
     Kerry. Albright is the renowned diplomat who helped the Clinton
     administration blunder its way into an 11-week aerial war in
     Kosovo. Albright was confident that Serbian President Slobodan
     Milosevic would cave at the first whiff of gunpowder, and was
     shocked when he didn't.
     ...
     There you have it. A Hillary Clinton presidency promises to unite
     Madeleine Albright's zeal for using bombs in pursuit of liberal
     ideals with Dick Cheney's vision of the president as emperor. Won't
     that be fun?

   I know Hillary sympathizers who've argued that Clinton has had to
   emphasize her willingness to use the military because there are too
   many voters who doubt a woman would be competent as commander-in-chief
   of the armed forces. But I agree with Chapman that her pose actually
   fits in with what seems like her sincere sense of mission. Camille
   Paglia [3]noted that years ago, too, in her review of Clinton's
   memoir:

     But perhaps it is more troublesome for democracy (where religion
     should be kept distinct from government) if Hillary's religiosity
     is genuine. It would certainly explain her air of smug moral
     superiority and her close to messianic view of her destiny as a
     reformer. The egotism of career humanitarians was dissected by
     William Blake and Charles Dickens and later satirised by Oscar
     Wilde, all of whom saw the nascent tyranny in fervent idealists
     with a masterplan for humanity.
     On the evidence of this book, Hillary appears to believe that good
     intentions excuse all. Impediments to her lofty goals may have
     arisen partly through minor miscalculations on her part, she
     concedes, but most of the problems, in her view, have come from
     pigheaded reactionaries "who want to turn the clock back on many of
     the advances our country has made", thanks to the Democratic Party,
     a congregation of the elect whose mission is the salvation of
     mankind.

References

   1. http://www.nikkei.co.jp/kaigai/us/20070728D2M2800C28.html
   2. http://reason.com/news/show/121601.html
   3. http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=8450