A Select Few Show Competence in this Time of Crisis

By: Sara Wilson

Edited by: Elana NachshinToday Fox News got the rare chance to interview a great number of leaders of countries involved in the decision making process regarding the current nuclear threat.  And of course, it is our job to report to you what was involved in those meetings in order for you to further understand the situation.  In having intimate interviews one after another it is easy to get a feel for how each leader measures up to the competition and their attitude coming in, be it confident, ambivalent, anxious.

To start off the day, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sat down with us to discuss his plan of action.  He beamed confidence from the second he arrived, and necessarily too, since what he had to say was hardly inventive.   When asked about his thoughts on the demands of the Taliban, he said “As of having a Muslim state I don’t have much control over that”.  Yes, maybe Ahmadinejad doesn’t have direct control over the negotiations with the Taliban, but why would he be involved in the numerous meetings discussing a resolution if he didn’t have any say.  In combating terrorists it is highly difficult to have control, but it is simply a wise decision to know your stance on matters of high importance.

We later got the chance to talk to President Medveddev, the leader of Russia.  He was obviously a bit uneasy throughout the interview and rather unsure of himself and his ideas.  One of his first ideas was the have a joint UN force go into Pakistan to help retain possession of the nuclear weapons and added that “it wouldn’t really be invading since our troops all together would be helping out”.  First of all, the Pakistani government doesn’t want other nations’ troops in Pakistan as they feel it would cause more of a problem and aggravate the terrorists even more.  Most of the residents of Pakistan would not be pleased with UN troops throughout their country and that would bring a high risk of casualties and unnecessary danger.  Similar to the situation with the United States and Iraq, the US sees themselves as trying to help while the Iraqi people feel invaded and threatened.  Overall, president Medveddev’s ideas were simply creative but lacking any realistic aspect regarding the current situation. 

Our interview with England’s leader was much different however as Gordon Brown showed he had a firm grasp on what is going on around him and his proper position in regards to his nation and the rest of the UN.  He makes no ridiculous decisions as he says, “I have put my troops on the Pakistani border purely for defense and to insure that the nuclear missiles stay where they are so they don’t become a bigger threat.  We are not taking an aggressive position at this time but rather simply protecting Pakistan’s neighbors”.  England has taken the proper stance as they highly support negotiations while taking small steps to protect their fellow nations. 

Throughout all our interviews, we at Fox News got the chance to dig into the minds of these leaders as they showed their true colors.  It is helpful to point out which countries know what they’re doing and have a firm plan of action as opposed to those countries that are simply going through the motions and have no real contributions of their own.