British not patsies!

[Carl Remick]

>From: Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com>
>
>Observer (London) - February 10, 2002
>
>UK tells White House to rein in the hawks
>Kamal Ahmed, political editor
>
>... a source close to the Prime Minister said: 'We cannot engage
>in the type of megaphone diplomacy that Chris Patten has deployed. We
>have far more influence remaining inside the tent [with America] than
>outside it.'

I'm reminded of Lyndon Johnson's explanation of why he decided to keep J. 
Edgar Hoover as FBI director:  "It's probably better to have him inside the 
tent pissing out, than outside the tent pissing in."

Carl

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