British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw accused President Bush of playing party politics with the war on terrorism. Straw was responding during a British embassy press conference to questions about Mr Bush's depiction of Iran, Iraq and North Korea as an "axis of evil" that America had to tackle. He said: "I thought the State of the Union speech was best understood by the fact that there are mid-term congressional elections coming up in November. You don't need me to tell you that." He implied that much of Tuesday's speech was rhetoric and that Mr Bush's actions would be much more moderate than his words.
A senior Bush administration source said the remarks seemed to be "inappropriate".
This is not the first time Straw has indulged in public stupidity. He seems to trying harder than usual in this instance, though. |