VOA Panel Discussion
Jose Carreno El Universal Mexico: In what capacity is the Bush administration able to carry forward…the Bush government is so weak domestically?
Grant Smith, IRmep: Bush continues to be the US president. He has perhaps, 35% to 36% approval ratings, which is, frankly, awful. But he’s president for a couple more years. If Bush has this (NSS) as the guiding vision, I don’t have any doubts that he’ll follow through with it. But it looks like the administration is seeking more international support. They are reaching out to Germany, Great Britain, and in particular Russia and China to communicate “hey, these are the problems and we’ve got to work together”.
In 2006 there are US congressional elections, the politicians, and the political party that can corner the issue of “security for the people” will win the elections.
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