WP,pg1: Bush, in Canada, Defends For. Policy ("defiant," cites election)

[DeepModem Mom]

Bush, in Canada, Defends Foreign Policy
By Dana Milbank and Doug Struck
Washington Post Staff Writers
Wednesday, December 1, 2004; Page A01


OTTAWA, Nov. 30 -- President Bush, meeting here Tuesday with Prime Minister Paul Martin, declined to make trade concessions sought by Canada and told his international critics that the U.S. election was an endorsement of his administration's foreign policy.

Bush's visit to the Canadian capital was intended to mend relations frayed by the war in Iraq. But as antiwar demonstrators clashed with riot police outside Parliament, Bush replied with defiance when asked at a news conference whether he was responsible for a rift between Canada and the United States.

"We just had a poll in our country where people decided that the foreign policy of the Bush administration ought to stay in place for four more years, and it's a foreign policy that works with our neighbors," he said....

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Bush gave no ground publicly on trade disputes over beef and lumber and received no public commitment of further Canadian help in Iraq. A communique issued Tuesday by the two leaders did not mention Iraq....


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21623-2004Nov30.html

[Why Syzygy]

1. P-U

stinks.

"people" DECIDED? har har. WHAT people? a brief constituency .. this clown is a clown . no doubt about it .

(almost) resigned to being the scorn of the earth.

[DeepModem Mom]

6. Indeed, votesomemore -- welcome to DU!

[cliss]

7. Hi, Vote.

Welcome to the DU!!:smoke: :toast:

You're right. Bush is a clown. A belligerent clown, to boot.

[LynnTheDem]

2. bushie is a LIAR! bushie is a LIAR! Polls show majority of Americans

DISAPPROVE of yer furrin policy, bushie. Too bad ya don't read or you'd know this stuff before opening yer stupid gob and showing the world again & again & again how stoopid you are.

You're such an embarrassment to America, georgie.

[LynnTheDem]

3. And notice how he's blaming AMERICANS for his foreign policies!

The little bastard can't even take responsibility for his own murdering spree of destruction.

[dand]

4. A great diplomatic initiative,

I am right, you are wrong, go fuck yourself.

What brilliance!:puke: :grr:

[VivaKerry]

5. Didn't his mama teach him you should bring a GIFT

when you visit someone else's house???

Nothing, nada. I hope Paul Martin gets some grief for hob-nobbing with this petulant little war criminal!!

This reminds me of when bush did his whole royal tour in the UK... the country was turned upside down 'protecting' bush from 'the people'.... and he totally screwed Blair when he didn't give an inch on the british detainees at Git'mo. For a week before the 'visit,' Blair expressed unbridled hope that bush would give them their citizens back. End of the trip.... no cigar.

[Patsy Stone]

8. As George Costanza says...

"Remember Jerry, It's not a lie if YOU believe it."

[Beetwasher]

9. Now He's Beating The Rest Of The World Over the Head W/ His "Mandate" Too

Disgusting fascist pig...

[0007]

10. If America doesn't wake up soon.....

We'll be so fucked