The Minister of Foreign Affairs has expressed indignation at being told what diplomatic positions The Bahamas should take οΎ– particularly with regard to the looming war in Iraq.
But leaving emotion aside, why shouldn’t we support the United States and Britain? What have France, Germany, Russia (or Iraq for that matter) done for us lately? What can they ever do for us?
Meanwhile, the U.S. and Britain are best friends and trading partners with both each other and The Bahamas. We probably could not exist as a modern economic entity without the Americans. Since we are, as the Minister said, so small and powerless, why not just acknowledge that and back our friends?
This is where our true interest lies.
Editorial, The Nassau Guardian
