Bush tells Koizumi U.N. is old and should be reformed

[Tinoire]

Saturday, October 18, 2003 at 07:00 JST
TOKYO — U.S. President George Bush told Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi over dinner Friday night that the United Nations is "old" and its structure should be reformed, according to a senior Japanese foreign ministry official.

Bush made the comment after Koizumi asked him to "consider making better use of the United Nations" to spread America's ideals of freedom and democracy, the official told reporters.

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http://www.japantoday.com/e/?content=news&id=276116

[JohnKleeb]

1. Christ

*yells* FDR you hear what this guy is doing. This is insane Tiniore really. I think hes nuts. :scared: and :puke: how about we reform America George by you getting out.

[study_war_no_more]

2. How fucking arrogant

Growllllllllll Bush no dame des!!

[caledesi]

3. Excuse me, but wasn't Poppy Ambassador to to the UN?

[Nottingham]

4. He sounds more & more like Hitler

:bounce:

[mw]

5. Bush is just saying what Koizumi wants to hear: Japan over China

Bush would love to "restructure" the UN so that Japan has the token Asian seat instead of China.

Doubt it will happen. And it shouldn't happen.

[Scaramouche]

6. And Koizumi bestowed upon Bush the appelation...

"Beef Man"... Probably after Kobe...Just before the Bushuru...

source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/justin/weekly/newsnat-19oct2003-5.htm

[Rex]

7. Yeah, Bush wants to make the UN into the UNBFEE

I'm REALLY beginning to hate these people.

[Gore1FL]

8. While his mehtodology is suspect

I don't think there is a question as to whether the UN needs reform -- it is afterall, based on powers of the late 1940s.

[DuctapeFatwa]

9. Why not just change the name to US Department of International Resources

The only people who see the UN as a separate entity from the US won't notice the change, or if they do, won't see it as anything unusual, and most of the world doesn't give a shit what the US wants to call its various departments.

[Judi Lynn]

10. Rabid, wildly uninformed right-wingers have been howling for an end

to the U.N. for DECADES. As a group of infantile little "gods,' they can't tolerate ANY other group daring to question any of their desires, demands, or actions, and have absolutely NO INTEREST in cooperating with others without fantastic profits for themselves, personally.

[DemonFighterLives]

11. And this from the smirking chimp

Who has done more to despoil the UN than anyone in the world. He needs to go back to school. This child was left behind.

[Darranar]

12. Oh, great!

The UN needs to be reformed - to put the power into the hands of the people and not the governments - but not the way Bush wants it to be reformed, as essentially a bastion for US policy.

[goforit]

13. Teddy Rosevelt is rolling over in his grave!!!!

The UN is far more a democracy than the US of A,
the new dictatorship!

[Jacobin]

14. Kinda like that dusty old pesky constitution?

Yep. He "reformed" that one alright.

What a birdbrain

[ixion]

15. translation: UN should be a puppet for US wars of aggression.

n/t

[Media_Lies_Daily]

16. Is this anything like the term "old Europe" used against Fr. and Ger.?..

That backfired, too.

[Art_from_Ark]

17. For another Japanese article about this (in English)

click here:

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20031018a1.htm

[0007]

18. All rise

Da King has spoken - now zip your fucking lips and listen to da King's ideals of freedom and democracy.