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As the Axis Turns
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Originally posted by Say_hello_for_me
It remains to be seen whether it worked so poorly with us. This very day, you yourself are discussing the upcoming election and the throw-awayability of Rumsfeld.
If that happens, some part of world opinion will believe we really listened. Maybe, just maybe, Bush really is liste, ahh, forget it.
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Woodward's book suggests that Bush made concessions to world opinion -- i.e., going back to the UN at the end -- in order to try to help Tony Blair. So he's not incapable of it. He certainly doesn't want to leave the impression that he gives a rat's ass, though.
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