From time to time we hear on the news some foreign leader whining that he didnt get his way and that Americans have a "cowboy" mentality. Really? Does George Bush remind anyone of Clint Eastwood? Does Dick Cheney have the presence of John Wayne? I think not. Furthermore if we had characters like those played by Clint and John meeting with foreign leaders who would come out on top?

What would ol Kim Jongs reaction be if instead of the usual niceties our president just walked up to the negotiating table and said "if ya tell me its a fine day ill shoot ya"? Talk about setting the tone! Imagine if the next time the North Koreans tested a few missiles the president flew over to Kim Jongs pad and said "well pilgrim ya started a lotta trouble this mornin coulda got a lotta people killed" and then slugged him right in the piehole.

Oreily, Hannity and the boys would abandon fair and balanced and start jumping for joy proudly proclaiming "finally we have a foreign policy that works" and even hardcore Lefties like Olbermann would giggle a little, if only off camera.

Now obviously i dont support this kind of behavior but admit it its fun to think about.

Now the next time ahmadinejad starts spouting off about wiping Isreal off the map the president should just say; do what you need to do Mahmoud but remember "dyin aint much of a livin boy." If brother Mahmoud wants to keep enriching uranium, building centerfuges, and interfereing in Iraq I say we should negotiate. Send in the airforce to blast a clear landing site in Tehran and land the president with marine 1. The presidents first statement in the negotiation should be; ok Mahmoud I told the VP if Im not back in 10 minutes "get three coffins ready" and continue, while he wonders who the other two coffins are for.

If mayhem and death are what these people want lets show em that we understand their language. Screw it! lets just challenge Chavez to a showdown at high noon. Id bet money that Hugo would pipe down real fast if he thought the American president was going to show up drinkin shots of whiskey and weilding a pair of six shooters.

Poutin could use some of the cowboy treatment to. Invite him to a poker game, sit him with his back to the door, deal him aces and eights and see if he figures it out before the bullets start flying! simple right? The cowboy may not operate like a former KGB agent but thats why he is effective no one expects him.

I think what foreign leaders forget is that real cowboys have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to bull s#*t and they dont really care who disagrees with them. Politicians have to at least pretend to give a crap and take other peoples "feelings" into account. Indeed cowboys should be seen as our last line of defense when suits and fancy words dont cut it