De Hoop Scheffer met President Bush on Wednesday; the following day, in an interview in New York, he warned that there is a gap between the United States and Europe in their perceptions of the terrorist threat. "If the gap is to be bridged," he added, "it has to be done from the European side." best lines in the article. once again, when america stands up for what is right, it does draw a followership, albeit sometimes late.