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President Bush ducks thrown shoes
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Aziz Poonawalla
To be honest I find this rather insulting and pathetic: An Iraqi reporter set off pandemonium Sunday by hurling two shoes atPresident Bush during a news conference that was the centerpiece of hissecret good-bye visit. Bush was cool under fire and prevented an even bigger incident bywaving off his lead Secret Service agent, who was…
Obama’s judgement
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Aziz Poonawalla
There’s a great anecdote by Joe Klein about Obama’s meeting with General Petraeus in Iraq that I think speaks very well of Obama’s judgement and leadership, especially with regard to military matters: Obama had a choice at that moment. He could thank Petraeus for the briefing and promise to take his views “under advisement.” Or…
Obama will not leave Iraq. (good.)
By
Aziz Poonawalla
I’ve long argued that no Democratic president will fully withdraw from Iraq. There’s been plenty of evidence of Obama’s intentions in that regard; the latest is this exchange from Joe Klein’s recent interview with Obama: [Q] Lets go back to we’re now moving to the issue portion. When you questioned [General Petraeus] [in the Senate…
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