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| Bush Defends Iraq War on Visit to Britain | ||
| 2003-11-19 | ||
| EFL As police braced for massive demonstrations against the war in Iraq, President Bush opened a state visit with America’s staunchest ally Tuesday, arguing that the use of force sometimes is the only way to defend important values. The president and his wife, Laura, were greeted Tuesday evening at Heathrow Airport by Prince Charles. The Bushes then flew on a U.S. Marine helicopter to Buckingham Palace, where they were spending three nights as the guests of Queen Elizabeth II. The relative quiet of the airport greeting provided a contrast to Wonder if they’ll have any large puppets? As Fred says, nothing shows you’re serious in a demonstration better than large puppets. In a speech on Wednesday, Bush will argue that war is sometimes necessary as a last choice, said a senior administration official traveling with him on Air Force One. ``History has shown that there are times when countries must use force to defend the peace and to defend values,’’ Bush was to say. He also is expected to renew his call for countries across the globe, particularly in the Middle East, to embrace democracy. Something the dingbat demonstrators will scorn, I’m sure. The president will acknowledge that the Iraq war and occupation are unpopular, the official said. ``It has been a difficult time, when the alliance has been asked to do difficult things,’’ the president will suggest, said the official, speaking on the condition of anonymity. Bush also will praise the British for overcoming adversity in the past in defending freedom and democratic values. The Brits, as usual for them, rose to the occasion. Bless ’em. Both British and U.S. officials sought to put the best face on a visit that seemed I’m betting that Bush breaks the schedule when he meets with the families by staying with them much longer than scheduled. He did the same thing right after 9/11 in New York. That more than anything showed me what kind of man he was. On Thursday, Bush was to tour London and meet with British soldiers who fought in Afghanistan and Iraq. There are 9,000 British troops in Iraq. On Friday he will travel to northern England to join Blair and his wife, Cherie, in the town where the Blairs have a home. In the meetings with Blair, Bush will discuss developments in Iraq, the Middle East peace process and nuclear tensions with Iran and North Korea, aides said. Aides said there would likely be no announcement from Bush on the continued holding of nine British citizens by the United States at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Funny how the old bat can’t find anything good to say whilst the young guy sees what we’re doing as noble. | ||
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #12 Galloway was there - surely he qualifies as a large puppet. More like a Turtle - he's always got his head pulled waaaayyyy inside - only from the wrong end. "Hostility is strongest amongst the over-65s." ooooh ouch, that's gotta hurt the desperate-to-be-cool crowd! It must really, really hurt to be an aging hippie, and still nobody pays any attention to you. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2003-11-19 3:10:38 PM |
| #11 I thought the Left had "Feel Tanks" rather than Think Tanks... |
| Posted by: eLarson 2003-11-19 3:01:19 PM |
| #10 pink tank Are those the left's answer to the good ol' right-wing think tank? |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2003-11-19 12:29:44 PM |
| #9 darn..I missed the post above that already confirmed my suspicions. Oh well, nice to have my suspicions vindicated. |
| Posted by: B 2003-11-19 11:37:40 AM |
| #8 Bush's speach was really good, he should have given it before the Parliament. Any heckling would have seriously soiled the heckler, not Bush. Saw some footage of protests this morning, there was more than a hundred and they had a float made up like a pink tank. Very clever. How were gays treated by the Taliban again? |
| Posted by: Yank 2003-11-19 11:37:24 AM |
| #7 Ann "Old Bat" Butler, 63, shouted that Bush thinks he’s Marshall Dillon Wyatt Earp. ``This country’s lost enough men in war,’’ said Butler, one of about 100 loonies protesters. Hmmm...only 100? I'm beginning to suspect that this massive march tomorrow is going to be a spectacular dud. Furthering my suspicions, the Instapundit links an article from the Guardian, (that's right, the Guardian ) noting most Britians support America and think it's a force for good. here is the [broken] link: Highly recommended reading. http://politics.guardian.co.uk/iraq/story /0,12956,1087545,00.html Now whyyyyy would the ever anti-American Guardian suddenly be willing to publish such a positive piece??? Hmmm...could it be that they are trying to put some distance between themselves and the embarassment, in the hopes of retaining a shred of credibility in their reporting? "Hey, just like we said, the majority of people support Bush." Heh, heh, I guess we shall see. Also interesting is the age of the protestors being quoted, especially since the Guradian reports, "A majority of "twentysomethings" welcome Mr Bush. Hostility is strongest amongst the over-65s." ooooh ouch, that's gotta hurt the desperate-to-be-cool crowd! |
| Posted by: B 2003-11-19 11:11:33 AM |
| #6 This is the story of a wooden puppet, who only wished to be relevant. Disney's "Gallowaynio". |
| Posted by: Charles 2003-11-19 11:10:19 AM |
| #5 Galloway was there - surely he qualifies as a large puppet |
| Posted by: Frank G 2003-11-19 8:37:34 AM |
| #4 How about the Turtle People will they be in attendance? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2003-11-19 8:00:00 AM |
| #3 the planned toppling of a mock statue of Bush Careful it doesn't fall on you and crush you to death, heaven forbid. Hope it's made of something heavy. |
| Posted by: Rafael 2003-11-19 3:55:39 AM |
| #2 This could be fun, looks like rain in Merry Ole' England. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-11-19 1:03:16 AM |
| #1 What's all this protest about? Speak up! |
| Posted by: Lucky 2003-11-19 12:39:10 AM |