Who is this Man?

Okay, I love this:

"No regime should ignore the will of its own people and calls from the international community without consequences," Bush said in a statement.

-Comments from a Yahoo news article, directly from Bush, himself.

Now, before I go further, I need to out myself as a basic supporter of Bush. I think he was wrong to invade Iraq, but he has done a good job with it, in the end, and I think, God willing, History will look back on the invasion as a smart move rather than the horrendously stupid one it look like right now. No one will ever be able to remove the idea that it would then be a right move for wrong reasons, but history has a long trend of totally ignoring that sort of thing.

However, taken fully our of context, these words are like a self-accusation. Bush has been pushing a single digit approval rating, and I am given to understand that most people oppose the war in Iraq, although recent successes shine and make us a little less nervous about the situation in that area of the world. Despite that, Bush has pursued "Cowboy diplomacy" and Mugabe is effectively doing the same. I don't automatically blacklist any politician who utilizes cowboy diplomacy, but while Bush's were erroneous and possibly bad, Mugabe's are idiotic and vile.

Robert Mugabe may have once been a hero in his nation, but right now he is the worst sort of villain, and if I were in Zimbabwe, I would either flee or, despite my nearly pacifistic nature, feel full justification for rebellion. That is NOT how democracy works, Mr. Mugabe- you do NOT keep office after losing the election. The situation is reasonably complicated, but Mugabe is clearly in violation of the ideals of democracy and his government is clearly utilizing oppressive tactics in order to impose the violation. He is guilty of all Bush says.

But good gosh, WHO is that condemnation coming from?

I think Bush is doing the right thing, here. I think the sanctions and the message are excellent (although I hope it doesn't help Mugabe dig his heels in against foreign influence), but I stil lhave to wonder-

Is Bush's help or endorsement on anything like poison in the punch?

Hopefully, more on this later.