Posted on 11/21/2003 5:36:09 AM PST by OESY
Edited on 05/26/2004 5:17:30 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
On Wednesday, George W. Bush spoke before the British people and confessed to a tragic sin of omission: "Your nation and mine, in the past, have been willing to make a bargain, to tolerate oppression for the sake of stability," the president said. "Longstanding ties often led us to overlook the faults of local elites. Yet this bargain did not bring stability or make us safe. It merely bought time, while problems festered and ideologies of violence took hold.
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History will look kindly on this president. I'm glad to be living during this time.
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