I watched CNN International for the past two weeks. Some [View All]

observations when I first got to my destination the Sunday after Thanksgiving.

Dimson met with Maliki to no avail. What happened, what changed? It went downhill from there.

The blivet was in ESTONIA givin' them hell, supporting his objective of total success in Iraq. I sighed...again. Did the election in November not clarify anything? Who is this man representing us and who is advising him? OK, so he was there for the NATO summit in Latvia, but the topic all over the world is the war.

Then there was Jon Stewart and Senator Kerry. Stewart stays away from in-depth politics but it was great to see him! He also riffed on American consumerism. Then Senator Kerry was on (this happened about 11:00 pm Indonesian time, but I just happened to be up for it) Larry King for a short spot, but the voice of reason was glaring compared to dimson's comments.

The death of the Russian spy was rehashed a lot and I'm sure still is, as was/is the coup in Fiji.

The Iraqi Study Group was/is MAJOR news. I think the rest of the world is very interested in what is going on here and the ramifications.

Our world is watching; I hope * takes one for his country and finally admits he fucked up. Any other cooler head than his might prevail.

Edit to add: I'm tired, but there's a lot of pressure on * now, globally. Let's see if the frat boy is released, or if he will finally do something, anything! presidential. I have more than doubts, but if there's anything that screams legacy, this is it. Perhaps resigning would help!