Bush's New Outlook Echoes LBJ's “Domino Theory” In Vietnam...

The New York Times David E. Sanger September 2, 2006 at 12:05 PM
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President Bush's newest effort to rebuild eroding support for the war in Iraq features a distinct shift in approach: Rather than stressing the benefits of eventual victory, he and his top aides are beginning to lay out the grim consequences of failure.

It is a striking change of tone for a president who prides himself on optimism and has usually maintained that demeanor, at least in public, while his aides cast critics as defeatists.

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