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I thought the script was a sufficient laying-out of principles.  Parts of it I really liked, such as the direct appeal to the Muslim world for "a new way forward, based on mutual interest and mutual respect."  The line...

...our power alone cannot protect us, nor does it entitle us to do as we please...

...was also one I appreciated.

There was no one line in it that will live on in the way Kennedy's "Ask not..." or Roosevelt's "The only thing we have to fear..." live on.  But addressing what's relevant to people now is much better.

Be nice to America. Or we'll bring democracy to your country.

by Drew J Jones (pedobear@pennstatefootball.com) on Wed Jan 21st, 2009 at 04:51:17 PM EST

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