[FairfieldLife] Re: Congratulations on the Re-election of President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe

[geezerfreak]

--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "sandiego108" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "geezerfreak" <geezerfreak@> 
> wrote:
> <snip> Again, you're missing the point and trying to divert the issue 
> which is that MMY praised a 
> > brutal dictator Mugabe, So, answer the question Off: Was MMY correct 
> in praising 
> > Mugabe?
> >
> In keeping with his overall strategy, I think he was consistent in 
> praising Mugabe-- hoping to succeed as he did rarely with national 
> governments to get them to adopt TM within the government (I think 
> this only worked with Costa Rica and...was it Mozambique?). He 
> certainly wouldn't have gotten very far just outright condemning them, 
> so he tried flattery instead.
>
Condemning him as he did Bush you mean? (Which I completely agree with BTW.)