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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group

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To: Condor who wrote (83873)3/19/2003 6:01:09 PM
From: stockman_scott  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
A Canadian Minister Says Bush Failed To Act As A Statesman

1 hour, 59 minutes ago
3/19/03
By Randall Palmer
Reuters

story.news.yahoo.com

<<...OTTAWA - A senior Canadian minister criticized President Bush on Wednesday for failing to act as a statesman, in the latest in a series of barbs by members of Canada's ruling Liberal Party as the United States gears up for a war with Iraq.

"The world expects someone who is the president of a superpower to be a statesman," Natural Resources Minister Herb Dhaliwal told reporters, describing war with Iraq as premature.

"I think he has let not only Americans but the world down by not being a statesman as people expect of someone who is president of a superpower."

Dhaliwal's comments may boost tensions with a U.S. administration that is already disappointed with Canada's refusal to commit troops to an attack on Iraq...>>

<<...Relations have always been cool between Bush, a staunch conservative, and Chretien, who is proud to say he's liberal.

Chretien has chosen his words carefully this week, saying that war was not justified but declaring he respected Bush's authority to act in defense of Americans...>>
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