Delinquent leadership by two Dutch ministers leads to the death of detainees. Sounds like promotion time, plus whatever is the Dutch equivalent of the Medal of Freedom.
Actually, no. Both resigned and third faces serious scrutiny. Sounds nice, doesn’t it?
Pb
Whoa, they actually have people in government charged with oversight, who do their jobs? And others take them seriously and have the decency to resign and take responsibility for their own actions? Amazing. Maybe that’s part of the reason why they’re in the green on the Failed States Index, and we’re in the yellow.
Keith
But doesn’t holding officials accountable ultimately reflect poorly on their respective party/ies? This can hurt them in future elections, and when your party is better at handling the war on terror, such accountability helps the terrorists! A shiny medal, on the other hand, lets the people know that, mistakes aside, you’re committed to winning.
Paul L.
George Tenet should have booted after 9/11 nevermind the WMD slamdunk.
According the Christopher Hitchens, his first words post-9/11
“I hope it’s not those guys in the flight schools in Minnesota.”
Of course, I believe Sandy Berg(l)er should have got jail time.
Helene Curtis
Fortunately, that could NEVER happen here (the resignations and scrutiny, I mean).
Mac Buckets
You’ve got it all wrong, Tim. According to the first article you linked:
So any accountability was the result of the tacit
The ministerial system has advantages and disadvantages. But everyone knows the game before they start playing. Or as Donner said:
I couldn’t have said it better myself.
Krista
You probably couldn’t have, Mac. But you can make a good attempt if you remember that the Dutch “g” is pronounced like you’re trying to hork up some phlegm.
The Other Steve
BTW, Mac…
babelfish has a Dutch to English translator.