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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Karl Rove and Max Cleland found themselves in a rare moment of agreement Friday — that America should bring democracy to the world.

But Rove, a former top adviser to President Bush, and Cleland, a former senator from Georgia and triple amputee Vietnam veteran, disagreed strongly about the best method of doing that.

When Rove considered that question, he responded: "Obviously, my answer is yes."

Cleland said his answer was "yes, by example, but not by force," setting up a complicated and at times testy discussion between the two men dominated by the Iraq war.

The men spoke at a forum at Regent University, the Christian school founded by religious broadcaster Pat Robertson.

Cleland pointedly asked Rove: "Why didn't the Bush White House go after Osama bin Laden? Why are we wasting time in Iraq?"

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  • Posted By: cmasonwhf @ 12/06/2007 9:05:56 AM

    I sent the following email to the Subscription Department just now: I have subscribed to Newsweek for over 40 years, and have enjoyed it immensely. However, hiring Karl Rove, the "Architect" of an immoral, arrogant, incompetent, and divisive Administration which chooses to deny human rights at home and conduct war-mongering abroad is something I will not condone.
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  • Posted By: pefrank09 @ 11/26/2007 8:06:43 PM

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