Double standards? We are famous for them. We lead the world. We say we are allowed to do stuff but if anyone else does something similar, they are baaaaad!! Which of course makes us a bunch of illogical hypocrites.

The one that follows must have Europe laughing its a-ss off. WE are accusing modern Russia of being bullies. Whoa - wait, it is Ms Rice saying that. Welcome back oh princess of the Double Standard. Great job you did on Mexico earlier, had them real pi-ssed at us.

So we are allowed to break international protocol and march into other countries. No, no, no, don't presume that it was just Iraq, although that was a classic - we don't like your Head of State so we are going to try to tell the French that he represents a threat to the world because of his stack of WMDs. No, no, no, it wasn't WMDs, he deserved regime change. Who says so? We the mighty US of A do.

No, try also Haiti .... Nicaragua .... Panama ..... Granada ... Guatamala .... need more?

And you know what (big grin - then starts to laugh), we now call the Russians BULLIES (exhuberant chortling, then calms down).

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/200809...e-ca02f96.html

"Rice described Moscow as increasingly authoritarian and aggressive " Ms Rice, do you mean only we are allowed that right? On what grounds?

"Russia's leaders will not accomplish their primary war aim of removing Georgia's government" Ms Rice, you mean the Ruskies are not allowed to opt for regime change? Why are we but not they allowed to select this?

" .... make it clear to Russia's leaders that their choices are putting Russia on a one-way path to self-imposed isolation and international irrelevance" You mean like France, Germany and most of Britain, and vast majorities of other countries believe that we became in 2003?

""The United States and Europe must stand up to this kind of behaviour, and all who champion it." They did Ms Rice. Then we invented Freedom Fried and poured European wine down the drain. Remember?

What a hypocrite!!! She's in the same club as McCain, right?