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Originally posted by dd74
No one here in the U.S. is going to "follow" him. But he does see a desire for a "general move to get out of Iraq" which is increasingly the American voters' position.
Given that, why wouldn't he bypass Bush - who is the only one proclaiming "stay the course" and instead appeal directly to Americans?
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I agree except the part about him appealing to the American people. I don't believe that to be his goal at all. I see it as a political play for the people in Iran so that he can later claim hero status.
I would bet money that if/when American troops are pulled from Iraq, he will be shouting from the hilltop that it was HIS letter to the American people that influenced them enough that they forced the administration to withdraw. The typical "claim victory" just like Hezbollah did when Israeli "withdrew".
I don't think he really cares what average Joe American thinks.