int'l dissent of bush cronies

in response to the nomination of Paul Wolfowitz to be the pres of my arch nemisis- the world bank- this editorial makes a great point:

In the Philippines, an editorial in the Daily Inquirer asks, "Can Wolfowitz take the next step and lead the World Bank to accept its mistakes and change some of its policies?"

The question is relevant, says the Manila daily, because Wolfowitz "is one of the principal architects of the US invasion of Iraq. The war was waged on non-existent grounds: there was no immediate terrorist threat from Iraq, there were no weapons of mass destruction, there was no conspiracy between Saddam Hussein's odious regime and Osama bin Laden's equally monstrous terrorist network."

"If in the face of incontrovertible evidence, Wolfowitz cannot bring himself to admit any errors in judgment, can we expect him to continue the reform of the World Bank -- a process which requires him to publicly accept mistakes?"