Bush's failed experiment in "bringing Democracy" to Iraq has failed on another level -- it has resulted in 3 of the largest nations to join together to offset what they see as U.S. assertions of Imperial Power.
In their distorted view of the world, Bush, Cheney, and their team of neocons thought they could play Lex Luther and try to rule the world. Of course, they saw themselves as benevolent masters. The rest of the world sees them as tyrants.
Foreign ministers from India, China, and Russia met in Delhi on Wednesday to dicuss what the London Times described as "a more democratic 'multipolar world'".
Their formal agenda covered issues ranging from Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, the Middle East and North Korea to energy security, nuclear non-proliferation and trade. The subtext, however, was clear: how to use their growing economic and political muscle to prevent Washington from tackling such issues alone.
The Neocons theorized that if the US was the only remaining superpower, then exercising some muscle in the Middle East would not only give them an opportunity to oust Saddam (which Bush easily went along with) -- but even more importantly to them was that it would show the world that the US was the biggest bully on the block and that they all should be intimidated and just fall into place.
Their Failed Experiment Has Not Made Us More Safe
The neocons and their failed experiment have not only failed in Iraq and made that region less stable, their experiment has been even more disasterous in that it has triggered other countries to line up with each other to offset any perceived power of the U.S.
We were much better off before Bush and the neocons came into power. The world was a better and safer place. This needs to be discussed and explained to the public as we prepare for 2008.