Posted on 02/23/2005 3:37:36 PM PST by GretchenM
Joined by the First Lady and the Secretary of State, President Bush spoke to US troops at Wiesbaden Army Airfield Base, and met with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder to discuss a range of issues from climate change and Iran to a German call to overhaul NATO. He and Schroeder met with a group of young German professionals: Link to Q&A and Bush's brief remarks here, worth reading for his remarkable comments linking energy supply to the September 11 attacks, and discussing nuclear power in America. [Ever notice that the heads of state address one another by their first names but our Senators and Congressmen use titles when talking with or about one another?]
The Bush's left Germany and arrived in Slovakia.
The White House web site changed their daily photos to a slide show and I don't know how to copy them to this thread. Here's the link if you want to see them.
Enjoy your visit to Sanity Island.
QUOTES: President thanks U.S. troops at Wiesbaden Army Airfield Base, saying, "You are carrying out challenging duties with skill and honor. And today I bring you a message from back home: The American people are grateful to you. Your communities are proud of you. And as you defend the cause of freedom, America stands with you."
Regarding meeting with Schroeder, President Bush shows his diplomatic skills: "I appreciate so very much the strong cooperation between Germany and the United States when it comes to sharing intelligence and to working together. ... And I want to thank you for that good work."
Exchanging toasts with Schroeder: "It is in my nation's interest that Europe be strong. We want a strong partner for peace and freedom. We can't have good, strong relations with Europe if we don't have good relations with Germany."
With American troops in Wiesbaden, Germany
I have yet to see, and hope I never shall, a photo of Laura Bush with any other leader or leader's spouse or where the other woman eclipsed Laura. This is not to say that some of these other women have not been very attractive, decent, warm people. It's just that Laura outshines them all.
Laura Bush and Doris Schroeder-Kopf, wife of Chancellor Schroeder, enter a press conference by U.S. President George W. Bush and Schroeder at the Electoral Palace in Mainz, Germany 
Wiesbaden, Germany
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The Bush's had a heavy schedule today - lots of photos.
Please wait to post
or repost
photos till the all clear.
Thank you!
I love these threads!
W and our troops...A true romance.
Love that one of Condi
Flanked by Greece's Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis, left, and European Union President Jean-Claude Juncker of Luxembourg at right. They debated issues from terrorism and global warming to rebuilding Iraq and curbing Iran's nuclear ambitions.
Jacques Chirac and European Union President and PM of Luxembourg Jean-Claude Juncker, right, talk to Bush during a "family photo" with European Union leaders in Brussels, Belgium, Tuesday. Also pictured, middle row from left to right: Malta Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi; Belgium's Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt; Hungary's Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany; and Sweden's Prime Minister Goran Persson. 
Very good Thank you
Attorney Edward MacMahon, Jr. speaks about the charges against his client, Ahmed Omar Abu Ali, 23, a U.S. citizen, outside the U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va., on Tuesday. Abu Ali, a former Virginia high school valedictorian who was detained in Saudi Arabia as a suspected terrorist was charged Tuesday with conspiring to assassinate President Bush and with supporting the al-Qaida terrorist network.
Attorney Ashraf Nubani speaks about the charges against his client, Ahmed Omar Abu Ali
Ahmed Omar Abu Ali 
love that one with Condi and the troops!! That guy's face says it all. Many thanks for that one!
US President Bush poses with EU Commision President Jose Manual Barroso, following an EU Summit at the European Union Commission headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday 
Departing Brussels, Belgium
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Nice. Thank you.
The pic of W with the two clowns pointing the fingers deserves its own "CAPTION THIS PIC " thread..just look at the expression on Bush's face...LOL
I thought the same thing. "Hey Mom! Look who I'm with!"
More really cool photos of Condi and the troops ...
Winston Churchill said he felt like he was walking with destiny when he finally came to power to confront the Nazi challenge. I see many similarities between him and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who, in this photo, is shown receiving applause from soldiers of the 1st Armored Division at Weisbaden Army Airfield Base in Germany, February 23
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