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To: paul_philp who wrote (81405)	3/12/2003 2:16:40 AM
From: Dayuhan	Respond to of 281500

90% of the game ahead is a diplomacy game and Bush needs to learn how to play that game well NOW. A good deal of learning to play that game is learning that statements made for home consumption get play in other places too. The leaders of the other democratic nations have to answer to their own people, and while tough talk may play well in Peoria, it makes the jobs of allied leaders infinitely more difficult.

To: paul_philp who wrote (81405)	3/12/2003 7:29:04 AM
From: Berk	Respond to of 281500

Nice summation Paul. I have felt the same and unless Bush and his administration suddenly become more adroit they may be painting themselves into a corner where they lose whichever way it goes.

To: paul_philp who wrote (81405)	3/12/2003 9:05:01 AM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

..I am losing confidence in Bush very quickly. If he loses Blair, far from clear, he will lose my support. Chin up, me boy. Should Blair take the UK out of the fray, it is not because Bush "lost" him; it would be as a result of internal UK domestic politics over which Bush has little control. I'm not convinced that Blair will fall. He won the last vote decisively despite 122 Labor votes cast against him. The Tories are saving him, and they are much more principled and conservative. Don't look for the Tories to make political hay out of Blair's problems with his Labor colleagues.

To: paul_philp who wrote (81405)	3/12/2003 11:09:58 AM
From: Rascal	Respond to of 281500

Paul, I complement you on an open mind. I like to think I have one too. We are still all Americans/Canadians and love democracy and we can pull together like no other group. There will be a way out of this and in 10 years we'll all look back at it and say: "Whew, we dodged that bullet." The good thing that has happened is that a whole group now has new knowledge of politics and world-affairs. This resource will be important as we go forward. Rascal@ futuresorosyIhavetowearshades.com