At the conclusion of a lengthy interview last week with the Washington Times, George W. Bush offered the following, without prompting:
If you want a glimpse of how I think about foreign policy read Natan Sharansky’s book "The Case for Democracy." Anybody read it? Read it. It’s a great book.
And I think it will help — it will help explain a lot of the decisions that you’ll see being made — you’ve seen made and will continue to see made. And it will help explain what’s going to happen in the Palestinian territories as far as we’re concerned.
For government, particularly for opinion makers, I would put it on your recommended reading list. It’s short and it’s good. This guy is an heroic figure, as you know. It’s a great book.