Posted on 10/30/2004 2:31:17 AM PDT by The Loan Arranger
Europeans may have trouble carving out a common foreign policy, but most agree on one thing: Bush must go. With US elections rapidly approaching, countless Europeans are fervently seeking to sway American voters. But can their efforts really make a difference?
Even in Europe, there is no escaping it. The United States presidential campaign is everywhere. Every tiny change in the polls wins a spot on the evening news and not a day goes by without coverage of the campaign. Academics regularly bash heads over the latest campaign intrigue and a flood of titles critical of Bush and the Iraq war dominate display tables in German bookstores. They are selling briskly.
One trend is clear: Europeans hate President George W. Bush. Moreover, they are appalled that a man many here see as responsible for much of the evil in the world has a good chance of being re-elected to the world's most powerful post next week. Most of all, however, Europeans are frustrated that, no matter how loudly they may groan, they can have no real influence on the outcome on Nov. 2.
(Excerpt) Read more at service.spiegel.de ...
American's love Bush because he is centered on first the Family, a love of his God which is not forced onto the Left, and then his America First approach to all aspects of diplomacy, trade and relations in the world. Bush does not appologise for the ills of the world as if they were of America's making, but rather has a simple "lets fix it" attitude and he wants to know why European's don't put up and then won't shut up when bringing nothing but mouth to the table. Four more years of Bush effectively turns back all the anti-American trade legistation and laws run amuck from the EU and UN.
It is like obsessing over the neighbors, you can change nothing and it only make you more critical, enforces a feeling of powerlessness and rage and keeps you from focusing on your own home. Soon you are so focused on "the other" you never notice that your own home is collapsing around your head.
I never thought I would say this but Europe needs to become a little more introspective. Not in how they look to the world but how they look to themselves.
For me its Bush or civil war!
of course I'd never break any laws.
Indeed - a target rich environment to be sure...
When I was in the military 56-58 stationed in Germany and the Germans hated Eisenhower. Mox Nicht
lol..we need to do an election day "punked" show after Bush wins. Showing a mushroom cloud over North Korea or Iran the minute Bush is announced the winner. See the Euros pissing their pacifist pants.
To know them is not to love them.
In a allied country my first question would be, will this leader back us in a fight? The second would be, will this leader promote an atmosphere where we can trade freely? But that is really really secondary. Other then that why should I care?
In an enemy my concern is, "will this leader be more likely or less likely to attack us?" Once again a very secondary consideration would be their views on trade.
Aside from that and as long as the country remains reasonably orderly and civilized why should I care about how they are arranging things.
Once you move beyond having those be your primary consideration you're interest begins to become unhealthy.
as if the farmers of France and Germany are not a large voting block! 50% of the German population is 10 years from their communist roots - of course 80% hate America. The old commies, the old Red Guard and the hate America because they killed our grandfathers generation. Give us some credit. You can have your bases back - we'll go where we can free another country, turn around it's economy then lsiten to their cry baby screams. /pre-election male pattern PMS rant off.
They will be replaced by saracens. That is not an improvement.
Yes there is and it is the same prejudice in their news papers that spawn the socialistic/progressive view in this country. Let us not forget that Mr. Blair has stayed in the trenches with America; for that I am truly grateful.
LOL!
Bingo!
Yep. Tony Blair knows what an ally is. It is someone who can and will shoot and can and will aim at your enemies.
That trumps all ideological differences. And is why france is not an ally to us. Europe mostly has either forgotten the difference or they never knew it in the first place.
No representation without taxation...unless, of course we get a vote in their elections.
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