Bush was the rare revolutionary who had succeeded. America unbound was remaking the course of international politics. Yet he now traveled through Europe and the Middle East not as a penitent making amends but as a leader commanding respect. Like most revolutions, Bush’s had numerous critics. He had discarded many of the constraints that had bound the United States to its allies and redefined key principles that had governed American engagement in the world for more than half a century. During his first 30 months in office, the man from Midland had started a foreign policy revolution. But in a larger sense he and his advisers saw it as a vindication of his leadership. Now Bush looked down on the city that American troops had seized only weeks before.īush’s seven-day, six-nation trip was in many ways a victory lap to celebrate America’s triumph in the Iraq War-a war that many of the leaders Bush met on his trip had opposed. Central Command greeted him with thunderous applause.
He made his final stop in Doha, Qatar, where troops at U.S. He next stopped in Sharm el Sheik, Egypt, for a meeting with moderate Arab leaders, before heading to Aqaba, Jordan, on the shore of the Red Sea to discuss the road map for peace with the Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers. He flew on to Évian, a city in the French Alps, to attend a summit meeting of the heads of the world’s major economies. He then traveled to Russia to celebrate the 300th birthday of St. The trip began in Warsaw, where he had the opportunity to personally thank Poland for being one of the two European countries to contribute troops to the Iraq War effort. He had just completed a successful visit to Europe and the Middle East. Bush peered out the window of Air Force One as it flew over Baghdad in early June, he had reason to be pleased. Send us feedback about these examples.When George W. These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'zeal.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Ian Buruma, Harper's Magazine, 2 June 2023 See More Tony Swan, Car and Driver, 3 June 2023 There is a chance that Western democracies will overcome the current waves of right-wing populism and left-wing moralism, but the prospects will be much better if the Elect can learn to temper their puritanical zeal. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 June 2023 There's enough starch in the shock and spring rates to keep weight transfer out of the drama zone, allowing the Passat to straighten out snaky stretches with higher-than-average zeal. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2023 The actor hopes to extend this zeal into her film projects as well. Isiah Magsino, Town & Country, 12 June 2023 None has matched his zeal for exposing listeners to the many great musicians, past and present, who have inspired him. Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2023 As one of London's first nightclubs, Annabel's was determined to lead the efforts of injecting a new zeal into the city. Maria Laurino, The New Republic, 29 June 2023 Jacob said Pence never believed that the constitutional framers - with their zeal for checks and balances, and loathing of King George III’s one-man rule - would want such power in one person’s hands. Nicholas Liu, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2023 The legislative zeal, especially on the part of Republicans, suggested that something else was happening.
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