P.J. O'Rourke on the US Geopolitical Situation

P.J. O'Rourke offers a brilliant suggestion for the candidates in the ongoing presidential election.

. . .we don't have to retreat ignominiously from the war on terrorism and from our other international responsibilities and commitments; we can recuse ourselves — i.e., disqualify ourselves from participation on the grounds of personal bias.

We can explain to the court of global public opinion that, because America possesses the largest economy, the widest network of business relationships, and the only effective military force on earth, we have too great a vested interest in world events to render fair and impartial judgment.

On every issue of geopolitical adjudication, from 9/11 to the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change, America is a jury of cops and crime victims. A change in venue has already been called for by noisy street protesters, France and suchlike. Let's accede to the pre-emptory challenge and go home.