US seeks political boost from Iraq conference

[leftchick]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050620/wl_afp/iraqconferenceus_050620113137;_ylt=AvkKis2inCdoVqYkKkajHM9X6GMA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl

AMMAN (AFP) - The US administration goes into an international conference on Iraq this week seeking a new display of world support for its policies that are losing confidence at home.

Washington also sees Wednesday's gathering in Brussels, co-sponsored with the European Union, as a sign of new-found trans-Atlantic cooperation on Iraq after the deep rifts over the war, US officials said.

They said little concrete was likely to emerge from the conference expected to bring together up to 85 countries and groups to discuss reconstruction of the battered country.

~snip~

The conference comes at an opportune moment for President George W. Bush's administration as it struggles to maintain domestic support for its Iraq operation while US deaths mount.

[Village Idiot]

1. "seeking a new display of world support for its policies???"

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHEEHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOH.....


That's pretty good!!!!

What? This DOESN'T come from "The Onion?"

shoot.

[readmylips]

2. Hate when it's worded: US seeks...

when it's: bush seeks political boost. Can't wait until this imbecile politico trash is ousted, better shackled off to jail. How dare this people tarnish the good name of my country and then call us unpatriot.

[Jacobin]

3. They should re-name it the "We Told You So" Conference

[LynnTheDem]

4. Then why isn't the conference being held in

Iraq

Heh.

[leftchick]

7. lol!

:rofl:

[LynnTheDem]

9. Imagine holding an international conference on Mexico...in Iceland.

How did so many Americans get to be so damn stupid?

:rofl:

[Javaman]

5. Once again moron* goes with hat in hand for help over the mess he created.

Colossal failure.

[underpants]

8. I think they are, once again, declaring early victory

any EU nation who doesn't do what they are establishing in this story will be painted as obstructionists and freedom haters.

[Javaman]

12. Why does the EU hate us for our stupidity? Oh wait...

Sorry. Answered my own question.

[EFerrari]

6. Hey, anyone have a poll number of confidence in Bu$h's

handling of the so called "Iraq War"? Need it for a column.

tia,
Beth

[LynnTheDem]

10. 37%

[EFerrari]

11. Wow! Thanks, Lynn! I found 41% but that was a while ago.

That's great. And it's amazing at the same time.

:crazy:

[LynnTheDem]

13. Sorry, I forgot to post a link to that for ya;

On Iraq, the President's 37 percent approval rating (not much different from the 38 percent he received last month) is also similar to the low ratings he received last summer.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/06/16/opinion/polls/main702487.shtml