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Re: [L-OT] Re: OT Goodbye

2001-09-23 by Wilson Zorn

> > > In fact, Churchill was then viewed by many in much the same way as
Bush
> is
> > > now.
> > >
> >
> > With a 76% approvals rating at home?  I think not!
>
> I dont know what the statistics are in Europe, but I have heard much
> criticism of Bush over here, and it was to this European comment that I
drew
> the analogy, not to his undoubted US support.
>

Churchill was not popular at home during the time you quoted and that was
why he was largely ignored/ridiculed despite being right.  That's all, I
just thought it was a bad analogy or at least people might misunderstand it
not knowing those facts.  If you mean Churchill was as unpopular in mainland
Europe as Bush is there now, okay.

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