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The betrayal of Lebanon [MSM shill says Bush is the appeaser]
Spectator ^ | Friday, 16th May 2008 | Melanie Phillips

Posted on 05/16/2008 2:31:59 PM PDT by SunkenCiv

What is surely undeniable is the imperative need to defeat Hezbollah, and that America and Britain will either help bring that about -- or will help strengthen it instead through continuing to pursue their lethally misguided strategy of appeasing Syria and Iran.

(Excerpt) Read more at spectator.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Editorial; Israel; Politics/Elections; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: appeasement; bush; clinton; election; hillary; lebanon; mccain; obama
Looks like the media spindoctors are attempting to label President Bush as an appeaser. That didn't take long, eh?
1 posted on 05/16/2008 2:31:59 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; justiceseeker93; ..

Okay, since it’s a usable source, I’m posting a topic. :’)


2 posted on 05/16/2008 2:32:55 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______________________Profile updated Monday, April 28, 2008)
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To: SunkenCiv
I don't see Pres. Bush's name in particular here.

Pres. Bush says great things -- especially now -- but he is poorly served by his affirmative action hire, Condi Rice.

She is captured by the State Dept. despite the fact that she was supposed to represent her president's interest against them.

3 posted on 05/16/2008 3:00:40 PM PDT by Stepan12 ( "We are all girlymen now." Conservative reaction to Ann Coulter's anti PC joke)
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To: Stepan12

It puzzled me too. “Bush” refers to George Herbert Walker Bush, US President from 1989 to 1993.


4 posted on 05/16/2008 3:25:04 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______________________Profile updated Monday, April 28, 2008)
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To: Stepan12

Whoops, wrong topic. Thought it was this one.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2017049/posts


5 posted on 05/16/2008 3:27:32 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______________________Profile updated Monday, April 28, 2008)
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To: SunkenCiv
I'm sorry to say that you're off target on Melanie Phillips, with whose writings I have some familiarity.

Melanie Phillips is criticizing the lack of action in support of Lebanon by the UK (her own country) and the US, which has contributed to a disastrous apparent takeover of much of the weak Leb government by the Hezzies.

Her criticism seems legitimate and consistent with what I know of her positions in the past. She is a staunch conservative on Western defense policy and strong foe of Islamic terrorism. In other words, she is unquestionably coming from the right. Plus, she doesn't even mention Bush's speech to the Israeli parliament yesterday, let alone critique it.

Saying that she's a "media spindoctor" is quite inaccurate. I'm sure that the lefties who dominate the media are, generally speaking, not her political bedfellows.

6 posted on 05/16/2008 5:17:50 PM PDT by justiceseeker93
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To: justiceseeker93

Thanks justiceseeker. Guess what her words are gonna be used for (y’know, by people not quite as in the dark as me)? :’)


7 posted on 05/16/2008 5:40:38 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______________________Profile updated Monday, April 28, 2008)
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To: SunkenCiv

Bush is the appeaser, HECK YES HE IS!

The Iranians have been killing Americans for years without President Bush doing anything against Iran, nothing at all.

To bad but its the truth, why is the question.


8 posted on 05/16/2008 6:08:36 PM PDT by TomasUSMC ( FIGHT LIKE WW2, FINISH LIKE WW2. FIGHT LIKE NAM, FINISH LIKE NAM)
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To: TomasUSMC

Really? Appeaser? Did he reward Iran for this? Did he lift sanctions? Did he sign a peace treaty?


9 posted on 05/16/2008 6:18:48 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______________________Profile updated Monday, April 28, 2008)
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