Nothing But Talk

Nothing But Talk
George W. Bush is right: Democracy must spread around the world. But his policies have gotten in the way.
The American Prospect
By Matthew Yglesias
Web Exclusive: 09.21.04

Reacting to John Kerry's speech (his most impressive yet) on national security, delivered September 20 in New York, George W. Bush had little to offer beyond boilerplate rhetoric and familiar distortions of the nature of the Iraqi threat and Kerry's voting record. On Tuesday, speaking before the United Nations General Assembly, he came up with something more compelling: a defense of his policies as part of a grand strategy of promoting freedom and democracy around the world....
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