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SENATOR HUMILITY IS NOT BEING FACETIOUS
Sen. Joe Biden, D-Delaware, at the confirmation hearing for Condoleeza Rice, today:
But the fact is relations with many of our oldest friends are, quite frankly, scraping the bottom right now and we need to heed the advice of the president of the United States just before his first inaugural when he talked about acting with humility as well as force.
Sen. Joe Biden, D-Delaware, a few moments later:
I spent a little bit of time in Europe recently and I have one simple message: Get over it. Get over it. President Bush is our president for the next four years, so get over it and start to act in your interest, Europe.
Sen. Joe Biden, D-Delaware, a few moments later:
I strongly agree that this is a time for new diplomatic offensive with old friends, rising powers, and even hostile regimes. But it has to be sustained, it has to be persistent, and it has to do as much listening as it does talking.
That must have been one heck of a European trip: "I'm acting with humility. Now get over it! Just get over it! Now I'm listening."
[Posted 01/18 06:23 PM]
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