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Marxists - Socialists
....Midway through his presidency, though, Bush's job approval ratings are in the high 40s or low 50s. That's as poor a rating at the start of a second term as any re-elected president's in more than 50 years. With deep deficits, a lackluster job market, no exit strategy from Iraq and skepticism of the United States abroad, Democrats say they will be listening for humility in Bush's speech.
.....Bush was humble in his first inaugural address when he said, "We'll show purpose without arrogance."
....Nevertheless, that's not the impression Bush has conveyed around the world. Since the United States led the mission to overthrow Iraqi President Saddam Hussein with relatively little international support, the president's reputation in some countries, including many in Europe, is one of brashness and inflexibility.
....Bush's next secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, has promised to undertake a major foray into public relations across the globe. "The time for diplomacy is now," she said Tuesday during her confirmation hearing in the Senate. The time for diplomacy is "long overdue," retorted Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
(why would this be necessary?)
....Weapons: The president said he would "confront weapons of mass destruction so a new century is spared new horrors."
....Bush says it was worth it to sacrifice U.S. troops and billions of dollars to overthrow brutal regimes in Iraq and Afghanistan. So far, more than 1,350 have died in Iraq alone since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003, justified largely by the administration's assurances that Saddam had and was willing to use weapons of mass destruction. The White House acknowledged just last week that it has stopped trying to find such weapons. Some foreign policy experts, meanwhile, contend the war in Iraq took Bush's eye off more immediate threats from North Korea and Iran, where nuclear tensions continue to grow.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050119/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_now_and_then
.....Bush was humble in his first inaugural address when he said, "We'll show purpose without arrogance."
....Nevertheless, that's not the impression Bush has conveyed around the world. Since the United States led the mission to overthrow Iraqi President Saddam Hussein with relatively little international support, the president's reputation in some countries, including many in Europe, is one of brashness and inflexibility.
....Bush's next secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, has promised to undertake a major foray into public relations across the globe. "The time for diplomacy is now," she said Tuesday during her confirmation hearing in the Senate. The time for diplomacy is "long overdue," retorted Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
(why would this be necessary?)
....Weapons: The president said he would "confront weapons of mass destruction so a new century is spared new horrors."
....Bush says it was worth it to sacrifice U.S. troops and billions of dollars to overthrow brutal regimes in Iraq and Afghanistan. So far, more than 1,350 have died in Iraq alone since the U.S.-led invasion in March 2003, justified largely by the administration's assurances that Saddam had and was willing to use weapons of mass destruction. The White House acknowledged just last week that it has stopped trying to find such weapons. Some foreign policy experts, meanwhile, contend the war in Iraq took Bush's eye off more immediate threats from North Korea and Iran, where nuclear tensions continue to grow.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050119/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_now_and_then
