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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Assume that Bush gives everyone a pony, free. Would I not have to agree that he is a great president? Of course.
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Is this an admission? Is what you are saying that whether it is part of the war on terror is dependent on whether or not we are successful?
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By your reasoning, the fact that Iraq is a clusterfuck heading in the wrong direction means that we are losing the war on terror, right?
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I don't agree with that characterization, but if it were true I would say we are losing a portion of the war on terror.
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In the last couple of days, Russia and China have taken steps away from democracy. Thanks to his foreign policy and focus on Iraq, Bush is not in much a position to do much about either, even if he were so inclined. (Cheney's reaction to Putin's post-Beslan power grab was to sympathize with the threat they face from fundamentalist Islam, which strikes me as ignorant and counterproductive.)
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I am familar with Russia, but what happened in China?
Iraq has nothing to do with it. And what would you have him do about it? Issue a strong statement? Perhaps, but my guess is that he's weighed this against having a fully engaged Russia in the WOT and has decided that, while not optimal, it is better for America give Putin some slack.
