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To: steve harris who wrote (331088)	4/1/2007 10:51:08 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572769

""Iran must give back the hostages," Bush said at the Camp David presidential retreat, where he was meeting with the president of Brazil. "They're innocent. They did nothing wrong." It was the first time that Bush had commented publicly on the captured Britons. Washington has taken a low-key approach to avoid aggravating tensions over the incident and shaking international resolve to get Iran to give up its uranium enrichment program. foxnews.com You were critical of Congress not speaking out in favor of the British soldiers, and yet, yesterday was the first time Bush has said anything. All during the week they have been captured, you were mum when it came to Bush's non complaint. Continue with this double standard......it only marks you for who you are.

To: steve harris who wrote (331088)	4/1/2007 10:58:44 AM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1572769

Way, way too late....Bush probably just now is beginning to understand the mess he eagerly walked into 4 years ago. Ignorance not only causes poverty.........it leads to disastrous missteps. Had he spent more time studying and less time partying when he was in school, he might have known what the ME was all about. ______________________________________________________________ "King Abdullah followed up on these harsh criticisms of the US by cancelling his planned appearance at a White House dinner in April. The Saudi royal family is fit to be tied that Bush gave Iraq away to fundamentalist Shiite parties that have close ties to Iran. Although the Saudi statement is remarkable for its brutal frankness and coldness toward the United States, its real significance is its slam of the government of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Abdullah has not only said that the US presence is an illegal occupation, he has said that the al-Maliki government is nothing more than Shiite sectarian hegemony. The Saudis are known for their behind the scenes diplomacy and their public discretion. King Abdullah is hopping mad, to talk this way. It augurs ill for US-Saudi relations. Abdullah is also angry that Bush is letting the Palestine issue fester and that he pushed for open Palestinian elections but then cut off the Hamas government once it was elected. Abdullah thinks Bush is pursuing irrational policies, the effect of which is to destabilize the Middle East. He is so angry that he sounds a bit like Iraqi Sunni fundamentalist leader Harith al-Dhari, who is connected in some shadowy way with the Sunni guerrillas fighting the US. (See the interview, below)." juancole.com