Hopeful Omens in Iraq
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8537-2004Jun2.html
By Fareed Zakaria, Page A25
In his prime-time speech last week, George W. Bush hit all his
familiar themes -- we must show resolve, stay the course, finish the
job, etc. But it masked a very different reality. Over the past three
weeks the Bush administration has reversed itself on nearly every
major aspect of its Iraq policy. Thank goodness. It's about time.
These shifts may be too late to have a major effect, but they will
help. The administration has finally begun to adhere to Rule No. 1
when you're in a hole: Stop digging. But it needs to go further and
move decisively in a new direction. Consider the magnitude of recent
policy reversals:
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