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The Incredible Shrinking Baker

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Submitted by Peter J. Herz (United States), Dec 12, 2006 at 20:18

I now see a pattern with James Baker: sound wise and pretend that everyone's operating in good faith.

I once heard Mr. Baker declare that America's One China policy was designed to give Beijing and Taipei time to work things out peacefully. In fact, it seems to tempt Beijing to bellicosity and military adventurism every four years. Now, he says Iran under Ah-madness-inedjad can be a bonafide peace partner. When, O when, will America's elite see that there really are people who hate liberty?

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w/response from Daniel Pipes
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Where were the "experts"? [93 words]JoelDec 16, 2006 19:4169713
I don't know... [114 words]Frank ShipleyDec 16, 2006 23:0869713
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US Iraq Study Report [603 words]Stephen E hughesDec 14, 2006 12:4269527
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Dumbest request [152 words]Romesh ChanderDec 15, 2006 13:5069521
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Get real! [135 words]Noah WilkDec 21, 2006 21:0069521
Amen, Jim! [313 words]Noah WilkDec 21, 2006 21:1169521
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ERROR! [19 words]Mickey ObermanDec 13, 2006 16:3269416
Don't forget ... [3 words]Josh GDec 14, 2006 03:3669416
Baker and Carter [66 words]Gary CantorDec 13, 2006 15:3669407
People Mr Baker is advising to negotiate with ? [195 words]AlexanderZDec 13, 2006 12:2869391
suggestions for America's Policy with respect to the Iraq war [18 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
R. LaGambaDec 13, 2006 08:2969379
Unfortunately, many foreign-policy failures since Truman [133 words]SadhasivDec 13, 2006 08:1569378
US failure based on denial of Iraq's sectarian facts on the ground [378 words]Michael GreenDec 13, 2006 05:4869370
Paying for it - in more ways than one [111 words]David W. LincolnDec 13, 2006 05:4769369
Mr. Bush, reject it as a whole [57 words]Vic CoffeyDec 13, 2006 05:3669368
If it sounds like Saudi ploy... [23 words]Michael GreenDec 13, 2006 03:3369362
COULD WORK [88 words]JOHN MANITTADec 13, 2006 02:3869355
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James Baker's Terrible Iraq Report [27 words]BenDec 13, 2006 01:5769351
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The Baker's team [15 words]steven LDec 13, 2006 00:2769345
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No Nothing Iraq Study Report [150 words]andria spindelDec 12, 2006 23:1769342
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Language, culture and the intelligence failure [324 words]James ArchibaldDec 12, 2006 21:5469333
Your 12/5 article, "Moderate Islam May Be Key To Winning War on Terror" [38 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
Richard ShulmanDec 12, 2006 21:2769331
How can we trust "Moderate Muslims"...for anything? [349 words]RPaineDec 19, 2006 19:2569331
The Incredible Shrinking Baker [84 words]Peter J. HerzDec 12, 2006 20:1869326
Best I've read so far... my anger went down a notch, thanks! [189 words]Kay ScottDec 12, 2006 20:0669323
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"SALAD, ANYONE" [109 words]MARTIN KESSLERDec 12, 2006 17:4069306
I'm in total agreement... [89 words]Rick HouseDec 12, 2006 16:1669293
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Daniel P. is dead on [125 words]M. BenjaminDec 12, 2006 23:5969290
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Handball is played every day just not with the right people [156 words]RickDec 13, 2006 18:5969234

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