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"So here's the scenario. A conservative prime minister, much reviled by the liberal press and disliked personally by all the left-wing intelligentsia, sends hundreds of his country's troops to Iraq in support of the US operation there and in the next general election wins a victory far beyond expectations. John Howard, right? ... No, the scenario was played out by Thaksin Shinawatra in Thailand last weekend. . . ." -- More... :