Bush to pick Wolfowitz for World Bank

El Barto · #1 03-16-2005, 10:45 AM

Bush to pick Wolfowitz for World Bank

Deputy defense secretary, one of the main advocates of Iraqi war, will need European confirmation.

WASHINGTON (CNN) - President Bush will announce that Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz is his choice to be president of the World Bank, a senior administration told CNN Wednesday.

Wolfowitz was one of the main advocates for the war in Iraq.

Matty · #2 03-16-2005, 10:48 AM

I would have bet money Powell was gonna get this..

nicky g · #3 03-16-2005, 10:48 AM

Ugh.

El Barto · #4 03-16-2005, 10:54 AM

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I think Bush is sending a message to Europe with the World Bank and UN Ambassador picks. Something like: "Screw you, surrender monkeys."

nicky g · #5 03-16-2005, 11:03 AM

Then Bush is conclusively a dick. The World Bank has a hugely important role in the development of the third world. Appointing a divisive figure who has no development experience to an institution that unlike the UN ambassadorship is not even supposed to represent US interests just to piss off the Euros shows what a childish evil POS scumbag the man is.

TransientR · #6 03-16-2005, 01:26 PM

"Then Bush is conclusively a dick"

I think this accurate assessment has long been reached by half the population of the U.S. and the majority of the rest of the world.

Frank

nastysnax · #7 03-16-2005, 06:04 PM

oh brother

CORed · #8 03-17-2005, 01:26 PM

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I think this accurate assessment has long been reached by half the population of the U.S. and the majority of the rest of the world.

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Slightly less than half of the population of the U.S., judging from the results of the last election. Then again, maybe some of the people who voted for Bush thought he was a dick, but Kerry was a bigger dick.

ACPlayer · #9 03-17-2005, 01:32 PM

The vietnam war parallels continue!!!!!

BCPVP · #10 03-17-2005, 01:48 PM

Wolfowitz is an odd, choice, I agree. He's a pretty competant guy on foreign policy and a fairly good adminstrator from what I read of a short biography, but I'm not sure what exactly his qualifications are for the World Bank. I'd have to hear the reasons for doing it before agree with the decision or not.