Letter From Iran Also Ignores Pre-9/11 Bush Isolationism: Bush Was Happy to Step Back from World Stage Until 9/11 Forced Him Back Onto It

Does anyone remember a time when President Bush was focused more on domestic agenda items than international ones?

In the time period between the election fiasco of 2000 and the events of 9/11, people in this country and around the world thought that the U.S. was entering an isolationist era. President Bush's overseas trips were few and far in between.

Then 9/11 happened. Shortly afterwards, President Bush ramped up U.S. involvement overseas in a huge way and the country was set on it's current course.

People blame Bush for the current state of international/U.S. affairs, but it should be noted that if 9/11 hadn't been carried out by al-Qaeda, we would still be at peace. But the terrorists intervened and it paved the way to where we are today.

And Iran is a state sponsor of terrorism. Their hands are drenched in the blood of innocents. So they don't have too much room to talk either, and especially in God's name. The tone of the Iranian President's letter is appalling in that way.

They need to change their tune and fast.