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- Subject: Re: More cabinet appointments
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- Jonathan says:
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- >So if Clinton felt uncomfortable around women or minorities, he
- >wouldn't have selected as many of them to serve in his cabinet.
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- For a politician it usually doesn't matter whether he feels
- "comfortable" or "uncomfortable" around certain people, just
- like for a businessman it doesn't matter that the person he
- is dealing with is fat, ugly or smelly. On such a high political
- level as the US cabinet, people get chosen for more important
- reasons than personal likes or dislikes.
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- >>I think I can guess which of the following explanations of
- >>Bush's adventure in Somalia you are likely to choose:
-
- >Based on what?
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- Based on your understanding of politics. If you think that
- personal feelings play an important role in politics, then
- you will certainly agree with what the american media tells us
- about the operation Restore Hope. In short, you probably think
- that feeling of compassion forced Bush in intervene in Somalia.
- Am I wrong?
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- Sam.
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