Katz, Mark N.2010-08-302010-08-302007-06-05https://hdl.handle.net/1920/5943© 2007 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Deposited with permission from UPI.com.Many of these columns have been critical of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Others have been critical of American President George W. Bush. Those who object to my criticism of Putin see me as a conservative, while those who dislike my criticism of Bush see me as a liberal. But I am neither a conservative nor a liberal. Instead, I am a pessimist -- at least insofar as international relations are concerned.en-USInternational affairsArticle