jackie hayes Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 The NYT article. (Need to register, but it's up on most news sites anyway.) Why? What qualifies him? Bush is nominating a State/Defense Depts lifer, who isn't very well liked internationally b/c of his role in the Iraq war, to a position concerned with development economics. I'm just confused on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Here's the deal. Wolfowitz would replace Wolfensohn... and then it would be easy for W to remember that it's "Wolf-something" still over there heading up the World Bank. The man has trouble with names you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 QUOTE(jackie hayes @ Mar 16, 2005 -> 11:26 AM) The NYT article. (Need to register, but it's up on most news sites anyway.) Why? What qualifies him? Bush is nominating a State/Defense Depts lifer, who isn't very well liked internationally b/c of his role in the Iraq war, to a position concerned with development economics. I'm just confused on this one. Nothing qualifies him. I could find more qualified bloggers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Mar 16, 2005 -> 01:09 PM) Nothing qualifies him. I could find more qualified bloggers. Come on, don't you want a PNAC architect in charge of the World bank?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KipWellsFan Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Isn't this the same dunce who wanted to go to Iraq before Afghanistan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 QUOTE(KipWellsFan @ Mar 16, 2005 -> 02:20 PM) Isn't this the same dunce who wanted to go to Iraq before Afghanistan? One of them, yes. But he is hardly a dunce. Evil, yes (plus he uses saliva to groom his hair), but a shrewd guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KipWellsFan Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Like the BBC headline "Bush backs US hawk for World Bank" http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4354839.stm Jeffrey Sachs, a leading development economist, called the nomination "inappropriate". "He is a man without international development experience, without professional qualifications. "He is not a banker or an economist, not a public health specialist, a water management specialist, an agronomist, a climate change specialist. "He is a defence specialist and so if this were the World Defence Council it would make sense," Mr Sachs told journalists in a conference call. :headshake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LowerCaseRepublican Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Why are you all such anti-America moron bigots? /Beating BigHurt35 to the punch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 Here is an interesting read about why Wolf is interested in the WB job in the first place. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/artic...av=rss_politics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted March 17, 2005 Share Posted March 17, 2005 I can't say that the recent Bush appointments have made much sense. A guy who is pretty much reviled by a lot of foreign governments to head the world bank probably isn't a good choice - especially without any banking experience. Bono was also being considered though, so it might have been the wrong short list to begin wtih. Coupling that with John Bolton as ambassador to the U.N. who seems one step away from the John Birch Society, just doesn't seem like the best choice either. I'd make pot shots - but its too damn easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 Canada like Wolfy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KipWellsFan Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 (edited) Gerhard Schroder also supports the Wolfowitz nomination. http://news.ft.com/cms/s/1f0b6fe0-9a38-11d...000e2511c8.html I've yet to see anything in Canadian media that's more detailed than what you provided southsider but I'm interested to see if further information will come. Edited March 22, 2005 by KipWellsFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JUGGERNAUT Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 Well lets not forget the World Bank & the IMF have had pretty horrible track records of late. Maybe inexperience is what's needed. One interesting case is Argentina. After it defaulted it told the IMF essentially F off, we'll pay the debt back in our good time. It then began to raise tariffs & a few other interesting protectionist things. It's experiencing growth again. All w/out the IMF's help. Part of that growth is coming from China. China's only to eager to invest money in construction of new hotels, plants, etc in all of S America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 QUOTE(KipWellsFan @ Mar 21, 2005 -> 09:06 PM) Gerhard Schroder also supports the Wolfowitz nomination. http://news.ft.com/cms/s/1f0b6fe0-9a38-11d...000e2511c8.html I've yet to see anything in Canadian media that's more detailed than what you provided southsider but I'm interested to see if further information will come. I was pretty shocked to see that honestly. I would be surprised if anyone would say that in public in Canada right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 Read it again. It's not that they like the guy. It's that they don't wanna pick a battle over this guy. All they said was "he is a serious candidate." That's a resounding endorsement if I do say so myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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