Word: presi
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...sudden upheaval in Lebanon, set in motion last month by the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, in itself might have been enough to permit the Bush team to issue a whispered "I told you so" to critics who thought the Presi-dent's optimism was naive. But that was not what the Administration was doing--and that too was a promising sign. The "don't gloat" mantra of Bush's father during the heady days of 1989 was back in vogue at the White House. In public, Bush allowed himself only this much satisfaction at a stop...
...Nevertheless, it appears South Korea may have softened the U.S. stance somewhat. Unlike its nearly unilateral approach to Iraq, the Bush administration has been actively consulting with North Korea's neighbors during the nuclear crisis. Bush spent 15 minutes on the phone last week with Chinese Presi-dent Jiang Zemin. (China has urged North Korea to abandon its nuclear-wea-pons program.) Over the weekend, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian Affairs James Kelly was scheduled to meet with representatives of South Korea, China, Japan and other countries. More tellingly, the U.S. last week even opened a channel...