Here's the man with the moustache that could rival Sam Elliot - John Bolton:
In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, he was strong and decisive and that was critical for both the country and for the Western world,” believes John Bolton. “In 100 years people aren’t going to remember Guantánamo or Abu Ghraib, they’re going to remember 9/11 and Bush’s reaction to it.”
More here from the UK's Telegraph.
And Condi Rice is working doubly-hard on that spin:
Q: Looking at the big picture of what’s the whole foreign policy of this Administration – you come out of the academic tradition so I think it’s fair to ask, what kind of grade do you give yourself and this Administration on foreign policy?
RICE: Oh, I don’t know. It depends on the subject. I’m sure that there are some that deserve an A-plus and some that deserve a lot less. … We’ve left a lot of good foundations.
Q: You know, you say that, but the Pew Global Attitudes Project released a new report very recently. On the very first page it says, “The U.S. image abroad is suffering almost everywhere.” … It has to be more than just a perception problem.
RICE: No. Rita, first of all, it depends on where you’re talking about. In two of the most populous countries, China and India, the United States is not just well regarded for its policies, but well regarded.
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From our perspective - you know, those people that the Bush administration don't give a nickle about - we are able to see them revise history, or to just be blatantly lying. When we take them to task, when we point out their blatant attempts to deceive, we are lambasted for having some type of "derangement syndrome" by their overly eager fanbase. It is our hope that, 50 or 100 or 300 years from now, that people won't be as ignorant of the past as people in the present are hoping for.
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