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To: cnyndwllr who wrote (8133)	9/18/2001 6:21:59 PM
From: Razorbak	Read Replies (3) of 23153

True Statesmanship The problem is that at those times such as when he spoke to the construction workers and ad libbed a little, there is a strong undertone of non-statesmanship in his bearing and words. We like to hear it but it's the wrong thing at the wrong time. True statesmanship means you don't give your opponents anything to use against you. He needs to stick to the script and the script needs to be good. Pardon me for jumpin' in here, but gimme a friggen break. When you prosecute a war, you have to have political support at home, and those comments were geared to generating that support. Bush's ad-libbed "I can hear you... " soundbite atop the rubble of the WTC was probably Bush's grandest moment so far in terms of galvanizing support from both the educated and working classes. Did you see that fireman's smile? Hear those unchoreagraphed chants of "USA, USA, USA!" from the crowd? Bush is going to need that political capital over the next few months and years as he prosecutes this war. IMHO, "true statesmanship" isn't the ultimate objective here. Winning the war against these terrorists is. Wartime comments are ALWAYS a balancing act between the various constituencies, both at home and abroad. JMHO. Razor

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