Mr Bush told The Times that when his successor arrived and *****sed
"what will work or what won't work in dealing with Iran", he would stick
with the current policy. "
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Exclusive:
Bush regrets his legacy as man who wanted war
In an exclusive interview with The Times, President Bush admits he is
troubled about how his country has been misunderstood
President Bush has admitted to The Times that his gun-slinging rhetoric
made
the world believe that he was a "guy really anxious for war" in Iraq. He
said that his aim now was to leave his successor a legacy of international
diplomacy for tackling Iran.
In an exclusive interview, he expressed regret at the bitter divisions
over
the war and said that he was troubled about how his country had been
misunderstood. "I think that in retrospect I could have used a different
tone, a different rhetoric."
Phrases such as "bring them on" or "dead or alive", he said, "indicated to
people that I was, you know, not a man of peace". He said that he found it
very painful "to put youngsters in harm's way". He added: "I try to meet
with as many of the families as I can. And I have an obligation to comfort
and console as best as I possibly can. I also have an obligation to make
sure that those lives were not lost in vain."
The unilateralism that marked his first White House term has been replaced
by an enthusiasm for tough multilateralism. He said that his focus for his
final six months in office was to secure agreement on issues such as
establi****ng a Palestinian state and to "leave behind a series of
structures
that makes it easier for the next president".
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