Posted on 11/16/2004 7:59:34 PM PST by quidnunc
Paris – The appointment of Condoleezza Rice as secretary of state is bad news for the already fragile American-European relationship, European experts and commentators said Tuesday.
Newspaper editorials and interviews with specialists in U.S.-European relations lamented the departure of Colin Powell and predicted more tension between the Bush administration and European countries as a result.
In Spain, the newspaper El Pais said, "The White House has lost its moderate face," while the Kommersant newspaper in Russia went further: "Now the hawks will attack us."
"Among the most pessimistic conjectures made when George W. Bush gained re-election was that with a mandate, he'd keep Donald Rumsfeld at the Pentagon and nominate Rice to replace Powell," the French newspaper Le Monde said. "The second of those has now come true. … It is bad news for European leaders."
Not everyone was convinced that Rice's appointment is all bad. While predicting that a U.S.-Europe partnership is going to be difficult in the next four years, Victor Bulmer-Thomas, the director of the Royal Institute of International Affairs in London, said there was a silver lining for Europe.
"Europe also wants to develop a unified security and foreign policy," he said. "Paradoxically, a bad relationship with the United States is an opportunity for Europe. Coming up with a unified European policy will be made easier by not having a sympathetic person" as secretary of state.
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I don't care what the Europeans feel. It's our country, and we'll do what we want.
Put some ice on it, terrorist-loving scum!
Even with the anti-American sentiment in Europe, it will never be unified. Corruption has a way of destroying trust......These EU snoot-noses don't know how to handle someone like Dr. Rice. I hope she makes them squirm like jello!
Europeans? What is a European? LOL
Europeans? What is a European? LOL
Goodie, tell me some more good news.
This month just keeps getting better and better.
Oh BS~!
If the Euroweenies dont like it...Im all for it, on general principles!
When I was in, we had a hotline for such things: 1-800-WAAH
If we gave a damn what the Eurosocialists wanted, we'd let them vote!
China is quaking in its boots. Powell was one of the few keeping the dogs off of China's rear end.
They don't want to get their weak asses kicked by a girl.
It's really gonna hurt, you poofters!
If Condi is already pissing of the Eurotrash, then she is off to a good start!
*of = off
GOOD!
It should read:
"Old Europe Appeasers Wary of Rice Replacing Powell"
If you are relieving yourself on a public sidewalk.... European.
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