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hdthehn1 year, 8 months ago
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Oh my God that is so terrible
that the following pales in comparison:
In an upcoming book, Heraldo Muñoz, Chile's ambassador to the United Nations, writes the efforts by the Bush administration to cajole other countries into supporting the invasion of Iraq "generated lasting 'bitterness' and 'deep mistrust' in Washington's relations with allies in Europe, Latin America and elsewhere." Muñoz describes how the "rough-and-tumble diplomatic strategy" employed by the Bush administration to pressure allies for support included threats and punishment:
In the months leading up to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, the Bush administration threatened trade reprisals against friendly countries who withheld their support, spied on its allies, and pressed for the recall of U.N. envoys that resisted U.S. pressure to endorse the war, according to an upcoming book by a top Chilean diplomat. [â;¦]
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hdthehn1 year, 8 months ago
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"In the aftermath of the invasion, allies loyal to the United States were rejected, mocked and even punished" for their refusal to back a U.N. resolution authorizing military action against Saddam Hussein's government, MuÃ;;Ã;±oz wrote.
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/03/22/diplomat-us...
Yea the Bushies have decency, dignity, honor and integrity far, far, far above and beyond what the liberal democrats display. Pigs fly and George W. Bush never lied, doesn't now and never will. LMAO
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