In Europe, an angry told-you-so awaits Bush

[WillyT]

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It is the perception in many parts of the world that the Bush administration was redefined on Sept. 11, 2001, by its response to global terrorism, even as a wave of global sympathy engulfed the United States after the attacks on New York and Washington.

But a more recent moment - in March 2003 - has become the real benchmark for many European critics, who contend that the first American airstrikes on Baghdad consumed any residual benevolence toward President George W. Bush after he overrode European objections to the war in Iraq.

Bush is preparing to fly to London for a three-day visit, starting Tuesday night, that has stirred deep and hostile passions here as well as plans for anti-Bush demonstrations. Some of that anger has turned to schadenfreude as U.S. forces seem ever more bogged down in a morass that is compared, if only by association, with Vietnam

And... (I Love This)...

"He thinks the same way as Philip II did in the 16th century: As long as we believe in God we're going to win," said Mayte Embuena, a 43-year-old tour guide in Madrid. "He doesn't know anything about history, economics or sociology; he's governing thanks to his faith, his mother's advice and the help of four friends."

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Link: http://www.iht.com/cgi-bin/generic.cgi?template=articleprint.tmplh&ArticleId=117833

Please Europe... Give him the welcome he so richly deserves.

And may we, on this side of the pond, boot him from power in the next 50 weeks!!!

:bounce::nuke::bounce:

[LibertyorDeath]

1. I'll second that !

[Guaranteed]

2. Yup....Just realized that...

less than a year to get rid of this clown.

Our kids are really counting on us.

[Zorra]

5. Did you say clown?

[WillyT]

6. Too Funny, Thanks For The Laugh !!!

:hi:

[glarius]

3. London is preparing a statue toppling (of him) in his honor

I saw it on TV somewhere today....A woman artist in London has created a statue of him which will be raised in Trafalgar Square and toppled while he is there!.....Hilarious!

[WillyT]

4. LOL !!! That's Fantastic !!!

Wonder if we'll get to see any of the 'festivities' over here?

:shrug:

[Hieronymus]

8. Papier Mache (sp) :(

how appropriate.:dunce:

[Digger]

7. I can't wait

I just wonder how much we'll actually see on TV here in the states, after it's sanitized for our viewing enjoyment. :mad:

Set your radio dials for the BBC.

[WillyT]

9. Shit, It's Already Happening: Bush Pulls Out Of Speech To Parliment !!!

Link: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=223818

What a total and complete coward.

An administration adrift, in search of a fucking photo-op!!!

Aren't ya just PROUD to be an American today???

:puke:

[CWebster]

10. Anger, is it....

What would Edwards, Kerry and the Republicans think?

[BonjourUSA]

11. In a poll, 60% of Brits feel Bush like a threat for peace.

In Euronews, this information exists in the French, Russe and German tranlations but it has been removed in English. I find this very curious

[OldEurope]

12. No, no schadenfreude! It´s not Bush or one of his buddies

suffering and dying there in Iraq. Schadenfreude cannot come up, as long as they´re sitting in the White House and sucking lots of money from the death of others.