Interesting: Yahoo! News - Bush Names James Baker as Envoy on Iraq Debt. This is a very good choice, although the spin will likely be that the Bushes always call in Baker when they have a mess to clean up.
The truth of the matter is, he is well qualified for this task. Not only is he former Secretary of State, but also Secretary of the Treasury and had extensive experience with debt in the context of the developing world when he was heavily invovled in working with Latin American economies during the debt critis of the 1980s.
Posted by Steven Taylor at December 5, 2024 10:37 AM | TrackBackI know Baker is wealthy, but surely he doesn't have enough money in his account to pay the entire Iraqi debt?
Posted by: James Joyner at December 5, 2024 01:46 PM