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Abil Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

as today

“President Bush, however, has recently been sending out signals that are suspiciously reminiscent of the run-up to the Iraq war. Then, as today, he insisted that ‘all options are on the table.’ And then, as today, he sought to appease the Europeans by saying that all diplomatic channels would be exhausted first. But during his recent visit to Slovenia, Bush said: ‘There’s a lot of urgencies when it comes to dealing with Iran, and the Israeli political folks ... if you go to Israel and listen carefully, you’ll hear that urgency in their voice.’”

What does "as today" mean here?

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It's a comparison. He did it then re. the Iraq war; he's doing it again today re.

— Avangi

  • It's a comparison.
  • He did it then re.
  • the Iraq war; he's doing it again today re.
  • Iran.
  • ) Then, in the same way , he did such and so.
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It's a comparison. He did it then re. the Iraq war; he's doing it again today re. Iran. (It was the same then as it is today.)

Then, in the same way, he did such and so.

- A.
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Oops! I was to slow. Yeah, I uderstand. Like today, he did such and such in the run up to the Iraq war.

Thanks Mr. Avangi
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I think it's a difficult construction for a learner. Don't feel slow!
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