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Post #199,190 by jbrabeck 3/17/05 10:16:27 AM Reply	Another Shrub appointment Hostility, support for Wolfowitz LONDON, England -- The nomination of U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz to lead the World Bank has sparked reactions around the world ranging from official reserve to hostility, although there was some support. ... The selection came on the heels of another Bush pick that has courted criticism: the nomination of John Bolton to be U.N. ambassador. Bolton, currently the U.S. State Department's arms control chief, has spoken dismissively of the United Nations in the past. Full article at [link\|http://www.cnn.com/2005/BUSINESS/03/17/worldbank.wolfowtiz/index.html\|CNN] A good friend will come and bail you out of jail ... but, a true friend will be sitting next to you saying, "Damn...that was fun!"
Post #199,202 by JayMehaffey 3/17/05 10:59:55 AM 3/17/05 11:01:33 AM Reply	Just a nomination at this point The US doesn't have total control of the world bank. As I recall, the US controls has the single biggest vote, but that is still only about 20% of the votes. Europe together holds 30% and the rest is divided in small bits around the world. Europe seems to be unhappy about this nomination, and that could make it very hard for the US to get the votes to confirm him. In fact, Europe seems doubly unhappy, unhappy they where not even asked about it until Bush put forth the nomination and unhappy that an Iraq war hawk was put forth. As for how good Wolfowitz would be at the job, I really have no idea. But I find it hard to imagine he would be very good. Worse, Wolfowitz would probably push to continue the World Bank's very pro "free-trade" policies just as the rest of world is turning away. Jay Edited by JayMehaffey March 17, 2005, 11:01:33 AM EST Expand All History
Post #199,305 by tuberculosis 3/17/05 7:29:42 PM 8/21/07 12:42:35 PM Reply	I'm pulling for Bono "Whenever you find you are on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect" --Mark Twain "The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them." --Albert Einstein "This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses." --George W. Bush Edited by tuberculosis Aug. 21, 2007, 12:42:35 PM EDT Expand All History

Another Shrub appointment - (jbrabeck) - (2) - March 17, 2005, 10:16:27 AM EST

Just a nomination at this point - (JayMehaffey) - March 17, 2005, 11:01:33 AM EST

I'm pulling for Bono -NT - (tuberculosis) - Aug. 21, 2007, 12:42:35 PM EDT

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