Open thread on Bush’s latest Iraq speech
I will nt be watching Bush’s speech tonight on Iraq live, as my wife and I have an anniversary to celebrate. Feel free to comment on it here, however. The Washinghton Post‘s Dan Froomkin does a nice job of describing the lay of the land. One prediction — it will be impossible for media write-ups ...
I will nt be watching Bush's speech tonight on Iraq live, as my wife and I have an anniversary to celebrate. Feel free to comment on it here, however. The Washinghton Post's Dan Froomkin does a nice job of describing the lay of the land. One prediction -- it will be impossible for media write-ups not to link the situation in Iraq with the physical aftereffects of Bush's bicycle accident. I'll update this post after I've watched the speech be enjoying a lovely evening with my wife, thank you very much.
I will nt be watching Bush’s speech tonight on Iraq live, as my wife and I have an anniversary to celebrate. Feel free to comment on it here, however. The Washinghton Post‘s Dan Froomkin does a nice job of describing the lay of the land. One prediction — it will be impossible for media write-ups not to link the situation in Iraq with the physical aftereffects of Bush’s bicycle accident. I’ll update this post after I’ve watched the speech be enjoying a lovely evening with my wife, thank you very much.
Daniel W. Drezner is a professor of international politics at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and co-host of the Space the Nation podcast. Twitter: @dandrezner
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