Bush's trip "inflicts serious damage"

i'm shocked... SHOCKED, i tell you...

The spectacularly misconceived trip may have inflicted serious damage to American goals in two vital areas . . .

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The nuclear deal that Mr. Bush concluded with India threatens to blast a bomb-size loophole through the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. . . . it undercuts some of the most powerful arguments Washington can make to try to galvanize international opposition to Iran's nuclear adventurism.

[S]ticking Mr. Musharraf with the unwelcome task of explaining to Pakistanis why his friend and ally, Mr. Bush, had granted favorable nuclear terms to Pakistan's archrival, India, while withholding them from Pakistan left him less likely to do Washington any special, and politically unpopular, favors on the terrorism front.

It's just baffling why Mr. Bush traveled halfway around the world to stand right next to one of his most important allies against terrorists — and embarrass him. India and Pakistan are military rivals that have fought each other repeatedly. They have both developed nuclear weapons outside the nonproliferation treaty, which both refuse to sign.

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Mr. Bush should have just stayed home.

george has the "touch," all right... everthing he touches turns to shit... and, ya know what...? i think he likes it that way... stirring up more unrest, tension and fear is his hallmark and he and his buddies are very, very good at what they do...

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