I'm an American, I'm glad we killed the terrorists, but I hope that when the day comes, I'm not killed because I happen to live in the same country as the terrorists! Or by mistake live right next door to the next "Bin Ladin"?
If Ireland doesn't want to be apart of this, or support our country, that's their God given right? They've been trying to prove that for over 200 years, they aren't push overs.
I know this doesn't make much sense, but I personnally, out of respect for their feelings, as a President, would of humbly left that country and tried to hold the senate meeting in another location.
Show grace and humility would have been better recieved by the Irish. It's in my blood, and I know that's what would've have made a huge impact on me!
I'm not too sure as of right now what we've ever done for Ireland in the past, besides opening our doors to their immigration needs, but have we ever stepped in and helped them tell England to get out? Did we ever fight for their freedoms? We fight for Korea, Vietnam, and all these countries that couldn't ever have done a thing for us, but the very people that run through-out the veins of millions of Americans, we didn't fight for them!
The moment they had to immigrate here for their lives, we should've sent men over to protect them from the Same Red Coats we conquered here!
How do you think you'd feel to a visit from an American President if you were an Irishman?
"I'm not too sure as of right now what we've ever done for Ireland in the past, besides opening our doors to their immigration needs, but have we ever stepped in and helped them tell England to get out? Did we ever fight for their freedoms?"
Oh sure. Now blame us. The Irish mess has been going on for hundreds of years. Let's see, Rwanda, any and all mess in Africa, Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and now Ireland. Just look at the mess the French dropped in our laps with Haiti.
Get a grip. Why didn't they ask the UN to settle it after all, Ireland has a vote don't they? And isn't that the European way? Call the UN. After all, the UN did such a job in Rwanda, didn't they?
"How do you think you'd feel to a visit from an American President if you were an Irishman?"
They kissed the a$$ of an American President named Kennedy.
I rest your case.
Their press was down right rude to our President, and so they were insulting to me, so I know how I feel about them.
Apparently, they are NO better than the rest of the ingrates that want to migrate here in large numbers from other third world nations. They scream bloody murder when the United States does something which they don't agree with, but are happy to flood our shores because their own country failed them.
Ireland is not a staunch ally of the United States as far as I'm concerned.
They might learn a lesson ot two from the Poles, the first being respect (instead of being rude) and the second is showing some class.
It appears the Irish are nothing more than condencending euro-centrists, and in that regard, are no better than the French.
You got that right! Nothing you have posted in this thread makes sense.
I'm just curious, now. But how do you suppose they felt about B.Clinton being there, playing golf? Or R. Reagan, J.Kennedy? Weren't they invited to come there? My point being that they were, presumably invited to come. Wasn't GWB invited also?
Another thing, Is G.Bush a mind-reader? How can he know how all Irish people feel? If they feel so bad about G.Bush being there; wouldn't they feel the same about the other presidents above? Unless there is a threat to his life, G.Bush should be able to go there too if he is invited!
On St. Patrick's day, the Irish leaders come every year. In fact, a few of Ireland's leaders came here to this country to attend R.Reagan's funeral, didn't they?
No, I really think all of this 'hostile reception' stuff is coming from the leftists in that country! And you know that these individuals are going to talk this way, and presume to speak for everyone in that country! Ireland is an ally in this war in Iraq.
They didn't send troops, but they did let us take our planes up there for refueling. I would assume some people up there like our Pres. and our country, or they wouldn't have allowed that, I don't think! Apparently there were enough friendly Irish that they went along with their Pres. and Pr.Minister in this!
But I'm not reading this from their PM or their Pres., so I suspect it is some left-wing big-mouths that are making this opposition, and all of those demonstrations seem much bigger, and more important than they are!