With so many mixed messages from the first meeting of PM Brown and Bush, we may not know the direction this relationship is going until the next serious status check in Iraq which is in October. A few items to consider from the joint press conference yesterday:
* Start time was delayed by 20 minutesStay tuned...
* Bush referred to Brown as "Gordon" while Brown referred to Bush as "Mr. President"
* Brown talked of "full and frank discussions" with Bush
* Bush heaped praise on Brown though Brown did not return the compliment
* Brown avoided using Bush's favorite "war on terror" phrase
* Brown did not say he was accelerating the departure from Iraq, but he also did not change the current talk of bringing home troops on schedule.
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