We're Jerks.

This is the headline on CNN.com

"Bush ready for showdown with Putin"

Want to know why other countries hate us and think we're big bullies/jerks? Headlines like this are why. Because I read the article and Putin and Bush are just meeting and talking about things, and maybe Bush has some complaints for Putin, but why do we have to make it sound like we're so big and bad and we're going to have a 'showdown' and kick some ass? I think that's so disrespectful of the other country. If I were Putin and I read that headline about what was just supposed to be a simple meeting, I wouldn't negotiate anything.