March 03, 2005
ET TU, DANIEL?:
The Iraq effect?: Bush may have had it right (Daniel Schorr, 3/04/05, CS Monitor)
The movements for democratic change in Egypt and Lebanon have happened since the successful Iraqi election on Jan. 30. And one can speculate on whether Iraq has served as a beacon for democratic change in the Middle East.During the run-up to the invasion of Iraq, President Bush said that "a liberated Iraq can show the power of freedom to transform that vital region."
He may have had it right.
Wow. Posted by Orrin Judd at March 3, 2005 04:42 PM
Wait, wait! Bush said that during the run up to the war? I thought democracy was just something Bush made up later to cover his tracks?
Posted by: Timothy at March 3, 2005 06:56 PMThe flatulent golden ager said the same thing in his NPR commentary yesterday. If he is still sensate, that had to hurt.
Posted by: ghostcat at March 3, 2005 07:09 PMCan we expect a similar acknowledgment from, say, George Will?
Posted by: Matt Murphy at March 3, 2005 07:19 PMHoly Cow! The sputtering hatred of George Bush is what makes Schorr, Schorr; these days, at least; this only makes sense as a suicide note...
Posted by: Palmcroft at March 3, 2005 07:49 PMOh just give it a couple of days and Danny will drink some more NPR Kool-Aid and all will be forgotten. It is in his nature.
Posted by: pchuck at March 3, 2005 09:00 PMIt's almost enough to make you believe that senility is reversible.
Posted by: JonofAtlanta at March 4, 2005 09:36 AM