poligazette.com - 10/28/2008
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For months, years even, Democrats have argued that President George W. Bush did horrendous damage to America’s image and reputation and alienated important allies in especially Europe by pursuing a hawkish foreign policy.
Bush, Democrats to a degree rightfully said, was too willing to ...
haaretz.com - 10/28/2008
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haaretz.com —
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is very critical of
U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama's positions on Iran, according...
to reports that have reached Israel's government. Sarkozy has made his criticisms only in closed forums in France. But ...
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Sources: Sarkozy views Obama stance on Iran ...
politico.com - 10/28/2008
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politico.com —
The French Embassy puts out a statement denying
the Haaretz report that an Israeli official said President...
Sarkozy was troubled by his Iran policy: The remarks attributed by the newspaper Haaretz to the President of the French Republic concerning ...
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Sarkozy calls Iran remarks 'groundless'
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The French Have a Word for It
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... ,” insists the Atlantic’s March Ambinder. “Obama has run a whole campaign essentially claiming that if he is elected, attitudes of traditional allies towards the US will change for the better and that’s manifestly, well, difficult to claim on both the Iran point and the trade point.” And Michael van der Galien at Poligazette : Interestingly, where Europe accused the United States of being too hawkish under George W. Bush, it now fears that an Obama administration will act just as unilateral as Bush’s, and will be too dovish. European leaders are sending out very clear ...
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