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"I had previously told my friends that I support the American people but that I do not support their leader, who they did not truly choose and who did not represent their beliefs," a Parisian student said on Radio France last night.
"Now I understand that there is truly unity in their beliefs, and I am not so confident about America."
Others chose the opposite response: Realizing that Mr. Bush is now a permanent fixture and a genuine reflection of political views in the world's most important economy, leaders scrambled to mend fences.
Leaders in France, Germany and Spain, who had been hostile to Mr. Bush over the Iraq war, were unusually lavish in their efforts to talk of a new relationship with the United States.
While much of this was perfunctory diplomatic praise, senior journalists in France and Germany reported that the re-election had taken their leaders by surprise and forced a reassessment of the frayed transatlantic relationship.
"Because the Americans cannot imaginably build, direct and inspire the world all by themselves, it is necessary to try to restore American confidence in the European project," French Foreign Minister Michel Barnier said yesterday. [my emphasis]
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Thanks to my brother-in-law(the one I like) Bob for the tip.
The Jesuslanders will see this as a good thing or will just be indifferent because their worldview only consists of what happens between the Rockies and Appalachians. If we think that we will be allowed to march around the world with impunity, we've got another thing coming. There will come a time when other nations, instead of just throwing up their hands, will attempt to actively block our imperialistic forays into the Middle East. And mark my words, the next place we go is Sudan. As opposed to the remaining members of the 'Axis of Evil', Sudan has an unstable government, no army, no WMD, and a LOT of oil. Prepare to sacrifice your kids to the sands of Africa too.
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