Bush Closes Eyes, Sticks Fingers in Ears, and Says to ISG “Nah Nah Nah, I Can’t Hear You

Brian Zick

Peter Baker and Robin Wright for WaPo report: President Bush vowed yesterday to come up with "a new strategy" in Iraq but expressed little enthusiasm for the central ideas of a bipartisan commission that advised him to ratchet back the U.S. military commitment in Iraq and launch an aggressive new diplomatic effort in the region.

The text is from the poem “QUADRENNIAL” by Golden, reprinted with permission. It was first published in the Poetry Project. Inside front cover photo by Golden.
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