Benjamin Weinthal

The contrast between Bush and Schröder in terms of democracy promotion could not be starker. Bush advocates a “freedom agenda” for anti-democratic countries; Schröder has aligned himself with Vladimir Putin, whom he terms a “flawless democrat,” and last year intensely courted Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in an effort to advance German-Iranian trade. http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/253490/bush-says-schr-der-betrayed-him-iraq-benjamin-weinthal