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"I don't need no stinking treaties"

Ho hum. Another month, another international treaty the Administration refuses to acknowledge. Today it's the International Criminal Court. Before that it was Kyoto, the ABM Treaty, and Nuclear Non-Proliferation. For a group of people who vow to "shape" the world rather than react to it, these guys have a peculiar way of going about it. Without engagement, how does one "shape?" Without credibility, who cares what one says? Here's Rumsfeld in the Post article, asserting the court would be a disincentive to US military engagement: "If so, it could be a recipe for isolationism – something that would be unfortunate for the world, given that our country is committed to engagement in the world and to contributing to a more peaceful and stable world." Interesting logic, that. Being isolationist could contribute to isolationism. Hmm.