Talk:The Case for Democracy

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[edit] proof?

  • Is there any proof that Bush and Rice read the book and praised it? --Mecanismo 13:58, 10 December 2005 (UTC)
  • Wouldn't take it as complete proof but Amazon's listing under Editorial Reviews has a short line from Bush that does sound like praise. It would be interesting to find where they got that from.Etcher 04:48, 22 December 2005 (UTC)

http://www.google.com/search?q=cache:awi3dtblumsJ:www.washingtontimes.com/national/20050111-114349-9789r.htm+%22the+case+for+democracy%22+bush+quote&hl=en&lr=lang_en|lang_es&client=firefox-a I included the Google Cache just so you could read the highlights easier - he mentions the book directly toward the end... It's the Washington Times.

Excerpt: Mr. Bush: If you want a glimpse of how I think about foreign policy read Natan Sharansky's book "The Case for Democracy." Anybody read it? Read it. It's a great book. And I think it will help - it will help explain a lot of the decisions that you'll see being made - you've seen made and will continue to see made. And it will help explain what's going to happen in the Palestinian territories as far as we're concerned. For government, particularly [-] for opinion makers, I would put it on your recommended reading list. It's short and it's good. This guy is an heroic figure, as you know. It's a great book.

  • Another source which shows Rice has read the book is at [abc.net.au http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/lnl/s1299259.htm]. I would say the line should be cleaned up somewhat but it does seem well source and backed. -- I would also suggest that we remove the cleanup-verify tag. - Etcher 00:49, 13 January 2006 (UTC)