It's Still George Bush's World Posted by Michael Cohen

Believe me, as scary as it is for you to read that headline it's even more depressing for me to write it! I've just started writing a weekly column for AOLNews and in my sophomore effort I argue that we're still operating in a global environment created by George Bush . . . and that will be the case for some time.

Americans may not fully appreciate the damage wrought by the Bush years in how America is perceived as well as its diminished moral authority and political suasion. These problems can't be fixed overnight and may have permanently affected U.S. interests, capabilities and power around the globe. Moreover, the obsessive focus of the Bush years on terrorism not only masked the rise of rival states and the growing importance of a number of transnational issues, but it shielded the United States from its own decline in relative power and influence.

What can Obama do to repair this damage?

He needs to focus on creating a new global architecture for dealing with challenges that are increasingly transnational in nature; on rebuilding civilian agencies to extend U.S. influence and engagement; and on reorienting the country's foreign policy and national security decision-making toward non-military approaches to international affairs. But above all, he needs to take a long, hard look at how the U.S. defines its global interests and perhaps recognize that America can no longer afford to be engaged so robustly in every global challenge.

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Some analysts suggest that Mr. Bush’s self-indictment is part of a strategy to avoid the death penalty. Although treason carries a potential death sentence, Mr. Bush and his team of attorneys are seeking a triple life sentence without possibility of parole.

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Well, it scary to think that we are still in Bush-era, which I believe that we do. But at least right now is Obama. And he is still a long way in rearchitect the global awareness in dealing with the challenges, as we can see in Iran issue.
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