Bush Shows “No Appetite For Compromise”...

International Herald Tribune BRIAN KNOWLTON September 17, 2006 at 05:28 PM
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The Bush administration and three prominent Republican senators opposing its effort to codify broad standards for terror-detainee treatment gave signs of seeking compromise today, as both sides face intense political pressures over their positions.

"I think we can get there from here," said Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, one of the three senators, all with deep military backgrounds, whose resistance has stymied the Bush administration. Seeming to weigh his words, Mr. Graham added: "I'm willing to compromise. I hope common sense will prevail."

President Bush has been adamant on the matter, and as recently as Friday he showed no appetite for compromise.

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