South Africa: Bush Has Chance to Prove US Commitment to Africa

Johannesburg — AS EXCITEMENT builds up ahead of the visit to Africa by US President George Bush, it is worth asking if there is cause to be sanguine about his much-vaunted foreign policy foray into the continent.

A brief reminder of the Bush administration's track record in global affairs is required. It has presided over a unilateral abandonment of the Kyoto protocols on climate change; a slapping of 30% tariffs on imported steel; an implementation of the most generous subsidy scheme for its farmers in US history; and a shredding of arms control treaties.

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