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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
If by puppet you mean we had a hand in picking him, our troops are necessary for his government's survival and he can't do too much we disagree with, then he is a puppet. But he is a puppet of the US government, not Bush. If Kerry wins the Iraq government will still be as much his puppet for the forseeable future. Kerry ridiculed someone/something he'll need.
What makes it worse is that he didn't have to attack Allawi, he could have said something Allawi-neutral which still makes his point. I'm willing to bet he would have been better off if he had. In the debates he will claim to have great diplomatic chops. If I were Bush the attacks on the UK/Australia and now this would be my first response to that horseshit. We'll see.
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Oh, hanging breaking ball...
"But he is a puppet of the US government, not Bush."
I see the distinction, and the difference is?
"If Kerry wins the Iraq government will still be as much his puppet for the forseeable future. Kerry ridiculed someone/something he'll need."
The idea of a puppet is that you control the puppet, entirely. Allawi has no leverage.
"What makes it worse is that he didn't have to attack Allawi, he could have said something Allawi-neutral which still makes his point."
Of course, so everyone could again whipsaw him for making obtuse comments. Damned if he does...
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