Im still recovering from the shock of CNN reporting that our allies supported the President today...something is definitely wrong if CNN is doing that...
Posted on 01/20/2005 8:09:30 PM PST by West Coast Conservative
(CNN) -- As George W. Bush was sworn in for a second term as U.S. president, his closest political allies around the world moved to congratulate him.
Australia and Japan, two countries that have backed Bush's military intervention in Iraq with their own forces, praised Bush's role on the world stage and his call for freedom to combat tyranny.
Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said the experience built up by Bush over the past four years meant he would continue to "actively contribute to world peace and stability."
Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said Australia supported President Bush's call for freedom, liberty and democracy.
"These are principles on which our country has been built, as well as the United States, and in fact they are amongst the most important values that bind our two countries together," Downer told Australian Broadcasting radio.
British Prime Minister Tony Blair, considered America's closest ally in the war in Iraq, also spoke of the importance of democracy in securing world peace.
In an interview with the Guardian newspaper, Blair said: "We can take security and military measures against terrorism but... the best prospect of peaceful co-existence lies in the spread of democracy and human rights."
SNIP
French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin said he hoped for stronger cooperation with Bush and his new team, and for a successful trip to Europe by the U.S. president in February that would advance transatlantic co-operation.
He said the French people had not forgotten what they owed America. "The American people are allies," he said.
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I find it funny that France wants to have better ties with us, yet fuel China with weapons and ally with them, Germany, and Russia to form opposition to us.
Predictable lineing up to pay respects now that its official.
Just don't expect the french to do anything except gun down unarmed crowds in Africa.
that's cause France ALWAYS speaks out of both sides of it's mouth....they could no better spread democracy than they could spread a picnic blanket
HA ! .. France wants to be friends again
It's kind of hard to tell what France wants these days.
Senator Biden's admonishment to the Euro's during Dr. Rice's hearing yesterday, also sent a strong message when he told them to 'get over it, Bush is President for the next 4 years'.
France and the other EURO countries are starting to realize just how many Muslims have set up in their countries - with no intention of assimilating, but, quite possibly, is the enemy within, ready to explode at any time.
They may be looking at the small number of Saddam holdouts in Iraq and the terror they are perpetrating - and realize they have far more in their own backyards...
I think, like Holland, they are beginning to see the writing on the wall - in Arabic? (I hate to recommend watching CBS, but Sunday night, they will have a show on the Beslam school attack. I hope people will watch it and WAKE UP! I fear the world, including US, did not show the sympathy and help to these poor children and parents of Russia when this horrific butchering of innocents took place. I fear we may have missed a golden opportunity...but it isn't too late.
You are giving Biden far more credit than he deserves.
Biden needs to get over himself.
Is Joo-dy, Joo-dy, Joo-dy on sick leave? Where are Woofie and Krishnanne Pourmeout? CNN had to announce this support for Bush over their chilled or absent bodies.
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What? Nothing from our good friend and neighbor Mexico?? Ah, yes, Fox stated 3 years ago they had no intention of supporting us on the war on terror, but they did publish a "how to get the gringo manual" for their unwanted citizens.
Have you seen the latest ratings for CNN? They are in the toilet, with only Larry King being in the top 10 programs. The rest are all Fox. Even CNN knows their survival depends on changing some of the viewers back to their network.
He said the French people had not forgotten what they owed America. "The American people are allies," he said.
My mom was right. Actions speak much louder than words!
Agreed.
The anachronistic socialist government of France despises the USA. Let them eat grizzle.
I agree with your comments. Including the supposition that, were a Beslam-style attack to occur here, the sh*t would hit the fan vis-a-vis our Muslim "friends". Ammunition sales would exceed rug sales by many orders of magnitude.
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