>>Thanks Tom,
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>>Some excerpts from http://www.msnbc.com/news/885222.asp?vts=031720030655&cp1=1, I find interesting:
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>>>"It developed a language and diplomatic style that seemed calculated to offend the world. (President Bush has placed a portrait of Theodore Roosevelt in the White House. TR’s most famous words of advice are worth recalling: “Speak softly and carry a big stick.”)"
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>I admire Theodore Roosevelt, and I happen to agree with the phrase "speak softly and carry a big stick". I think if the United Nations proves anything, is that it is good at just the opposite... speaking loudly but doing nothing about it. In the U.S., we have a saying for people like this: All talk and no action.
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Chris;

If GWB wants to emulate Theodore Roosevelt, he got part of it right. He has a "big stick", but has not learned how to "Speak softly"! :)

Tom