Former Schroder Spokesman Questions Bush's Intelligence

[mgc1961]

Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder is hardly a popular figure in Germany these days. His own party, the Social Democrats, has distanced itself from the reforms he made to the country's welfare system. And his decision to take a post-Chancellery job with a company owned by the Russian state-owned fossil fuels firm Gazprom has been widely criticized.

This week, however, he seems to have nothing but friends. Ever since former US President George W. Bush's memoir hit the bookshelves, former German government officials have joined Schröder in questioning the veracity of Bush's portrayal of Germany's position in the run-up to the Iraq invasion.

Indeed, one official, Schröder's former spokesman, has even gone so far as to question Bush's intelligence.

"We noticed that the intellectual level of the (US president) was exceedingly limited," Uwe-Karsten Heye, Schröder's former government spokesman, told the television news station N24 on Wednesday in reference to Bush. "As such, it was difficult for us to communicate with him."


There's more to read at http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,728482,00.html

[KansDem]

1. We noticed it too, Herr Schröder...

Genau, Sie haben recht: er ist Scheißkopf...

[Myrina]

4. Ganz Richtig!

:applause:

[no_hypocrisy]

2. Take a ticket and go to the back of the line.

[sally cat]

3. He's a little late to that game.