friends and allies

And that is precisely what this administration has ignored. They've looked to force before exhausting diplomacy; they bullied when they should have persuaded. They've gone it alone when they should have assembled a whole team.

—John F. Kerry, 27 May 2004

Someone ought remind the Senator that a shameless lie is still a shameless lie, no matter how oft he repeats it.

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