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On the other hand, maybe he isn't that bright.
Or that word doesn't mean what he thinks it does?
- President Bush yesterday offered his strongest support of embattled Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf, saying the general "hasn't crossed the line" and "truly is somebody who believes in democracy."
I particularly like the implied rebuttal in the next sentence of the news article:
- Bush spoke nearly three weeks after Musharraf declared emergency rule, sacked members of the Supreme Court and began a roundup of journalists, lawyers and human rights activists.
Bush was for democracy before he was against it:
- In his first public comments on the crisis two weeks ago, Bush said his aides bluntly warned Musharraf that his emergency measures "would undermine democracy."
WaPo
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