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Tinoire Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-18-05 11:17 PM
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Bush rejects moves to boost EU military might
Bush rejects moves to boost EU military might
By Alec Russell in Washington
(Filed: 19/02/2005)

President George W Bush set strict limits on the EU's global ambitions last night, saying that there was no need for the Franco-German goal of forming an alternative superpower.

In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, his first with a British newspaper since his re-election last year, he pointedly rejected a call by Chancellor Gerhard Schröder for Nato to be overhauled. Mr Schröder's words have been widely interpreted as an attempt to give the EU's fledgling foreign and military bodies more muscle.


Mr Bush: realises that America cannot ‘spread freedom’ alone

"I disagree," Mr Bush said. "I think Nato is vital. Nato is a very important relationship as far as the United States is concerned. It is one that has worked in the past and will work in the future just so long as there is that strong commitment to Nato."

(snip)

Mr Bush sought to play down disagreements over how to confront Iran on its nuclear programme. Asked why America was not formally joining the diplomatic initiative of Britain, Germany and France towards Teheran, he said: "We have made it clear that we agree with the objective to get rid of the weapons."

(snip)

"The Iranians … just need to do what the free world has asked them to do," he said. "And it is pretty clear: give up your weapons programme."

(snip)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/02/19/wbush19.xml&sSheet=/portal/2005/02/19/ixportaltop.html

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Massacure Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-18-05 11:18 PM
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1. Wa Wa Wa Wa Waaaaa...
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DBoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-18-05 11:26 PM
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2. This is the best reason to pursue this course
Europe needs a strong independent military exactly so the US can't get away with this sort of nonsense.
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98geoduck Donating Member (590 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-18-05 11:32 PM
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3. Base closures around Europe will destroy military economics.
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FloridaPat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Feb-18-05 11:57 PM
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4. PNAC says to stop everyone who will try to get as powerful as the US.
Got to stop them before we are invading France and Germany.
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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-19-05 12:25 AM
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5. Since a strong EU would threaten domination by "The Ownership Society,"
W&co are working overtime to undermine the EU: Goss's little covert friends must be swarming across the continent.
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proudbluestater Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-19-05 12:39 AM
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6.  "George W. Bush set strict limits on the EU's global ambitions."
Arrogant son of a bitch!

I am so embarassed to call this man the president of the United States. He should be forced to sport a tattoo on his forehead, "I Stole it AGAIN."

More power to the EU! Somebody has to keep the mad men in check.
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LynnTheDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-19-05 06:35 AM
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7. For some reason, bush seems to think he's the King of the World
And that anyone outside of his ignorant little bushbots actually give a shit what bush thinks or wants or orders or demands.
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54anickel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-19-05 06:52 AM
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8. Ya pissed it all away Shrub! The US was considered the only standing
super-power after the USSR was forced into financial bankruptcy. You and your PNAC friends simply pissed it away.

Military independence was part of the Eu's long range plan when they devised the single currency. Shrub's residency simply moved it up in priority. He, PNAC and the plutocrats have got to be sweating profusely these days.
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Charles19 Donating Member (353 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-19-05 08:30 AM
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9. If you're not with us you're against us. (Oops everyones against us)
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