He writes that '' America 's strategic position has indeed been fortified '' by the president 's Middle East policy , that '' Afghanistan and Iraq are pro-American democracies '' now , and that '' Bush had received vindication both abroad and at home '' when Iraqis turned out to vote in last year 's elections -- as if that meant that the war had been deemed successful and wise .
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