Although brown reaffirmed the " special relationship " between the two countries and continued support for the fight against global extremism , he did not give a gung - ho impression of wanting to be bush ' s " wing man "
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It was a war prompted by a gung - ho military ( see article ) , a misreading of the enemy ' s intentions and political expediency ; a huge gamble that stretched israel ' s forces to the very limit , and could have destroyed the country had it failed
