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Posted on 07/11/2011 5:02:07 PM PDT by Kaslin
Freedom: As South Sudan joyfully celebrated its independence from Sudan, President Obama hailed it as the fruit of partnership, togetherness, hope and unity. South Sudanese, however, hailed President Bush.
Proudly wearing the black cowboy hat given to him by President Bush, South Sudan's new president, Salva Kiir Mayardit, couldn't have made a stronger statement about who made his country's independence possible after 50 years of warfare.
"It was George Bush and the Christian fundamentalists who heard the cry of South Sudan," affirmed a South Sudanese man quoted by the Los Angeles Times.
But to hear the White House — in its official recognition of the new republic, as well as on the White House blog and in an op-ed published earlier this year, President Bush had nothing to do with this.
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BTTP
Yes it is indeed
The U.S. under Bush was letting shipments of arms go through Kenya to South Sudan with a wink and a nod. This worked fine until Somali pirates captured a ship full of tanks from Ukraine and exposed the whole thing. The Obama administration reversed our policy, in effect supporting Bashir the Butcher, who is good buddies with Odinga, the PM of Kenya. Remember him? Obama campaigned for him.
The US Ambassador to Kenya, Michael Ranneberger, threatened Kenya in December 2009 with "sweeping sanctions" if they transferred the 33 tanks and ammunition to Southern Sudan, according to the WikiLeaks cables.
However, this position "confused" the Kenyan government. The US was aware of previous, secret shipments under George W Bush, according to a Kenyan official quoted in the cables, but was strongly opposed to the latest delivery of tanks under President Barack Obama.
Very well said
Nice looking hat and he wears it well. Must be the pride showing through
Well "he" can't, and there is something wrong with "his" ears.
And his bold message of liberty and freedom from tyranny reverberates .. and will continue thru generations. God bless him.
Video: President Bush on Darfur, Sudan - with Mr. Kiir, who said: “the people of his region will never forget Mr. Bush for his administration’s help for Darfur” - 2009 (there’s the hat!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVgzZ1phJL0
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CNN gives credit to Pres. Bush Video
http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2011/07/07/pkg.dougherty.sudan.us.cnn
Everyone who knows the facts will acknowledge the truth, except the bloated egomaniac resident.
This can not be repeated enough
That was so beautiful. I just closed my eyes and it drifted to his music. WOW! Thank you for sharing!
ping
Or you can get raw with these strings. Either way, the violin is sweet yet lethal.
Do it!
Great find
It has been reported that he will be
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