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Bob Burnett

Bob Burnett is a Berkeley writer. He can be reached at bobburnett@comcast.net.

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The events of the last week in Washington have exposed the Bush administration's preference for tactical positioning over coherent strategy, says Bob Burnett.

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A combination of Republican division and Democratic calculation guarantees no early end to United States involvement in Iraq, says Bob Burnett.

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