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		<title>Lessons of the Bush Era &#8211; Ross Douthat</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ross Douthat must think there is some award for most damningly ironic counterfactual:
Whereas in a world in which George W. Bush hadn&#8217;t invaded Iraq, or a world in which large stockpiles of WMDs had been found after he did invade, or a world in which the occupation of Iraq hadn&#8217;t been mismanaged into a bloody [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ross Douthat must <a href="http://rossdouthat.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/10/lessons_of_the_bush_era.php">think</a> there is some award for most damningly ironic counterfactual:</p>
<blockquote><p>Whereas in a world in which George W. Bush hadn&#8217;t invaded Iraq, or a world in which large stockpiles of WMDs had been found after he did invade, or a world in which the occupation of Iraq hadn&#8217;t been mismanaged into a bloody botch for three long years, I suspect&#8230;</p></blockquote>
<p>If only Republicans weren&#8217;t in power there wouldn&#8217;t be so much resentment against the the things Republicans do when in power.</p>
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