New to me: Globo-cop
Yesterday I used Phil Ochs' phrase "Cops of the World" to describe US foreign policy. Today I found a snappier term. Welcome to my vocabulary, "Globo-cop".
'Beyond our shores, America shoulders additional responsibilities on behalf of the world...' [US Defense Secretary, Robert Gates]
'This is truly mind-boggling. "On behalf of the world"??? When, pray, did "the world" ever ask the US to "shoulder" these responsibilities?
'Answer: Never.' [Helen Cobban]
Monday, August 04, 2008
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