Nation-Building

Ari Fleischer, the White House spokesman, said the administration was "actively discussing what the next step should be" to help end the fighting in Liberia, which has had close ties to the United States since its founding by freed American slaves in 1847. -- NYTimes.com

Apparently, Bush has decided that if you're going to be activisit, be activist everywhere. While that's better than being a halfway-committed activist (e.g., Bill Clinton), I would rather see Bush's initial, non-activist stance. Basically, the U.S. can't police the entire world. If I'm mistaken and we can, than go for it, Dubya - I'm with you in '04!