Re: I notice you and rrufff share the same profile. Let's just hope that is all you share.
LOL... It's like Chirac and Sharon --sort of... What Chirac and Sharon have in common is that both haven't passed the "Crawford Test" yet, that is, Bush's acid test to sort out true friends from pests.... The difference between Chirac and Sharon, however, is that Chirac has only flown twice to the US as President (in January 2001 when Bush was still President-elect, and in the wake of 911) while Sharon is the "#1 frequent flyer" on the Tel Aviv-Washington route --LOL.
Thursday, April 24, 2003
Bush: Chirac Not Coming to Ranch Any Time Soon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Bush, miffed over France's opposition to the Iraq war, said on Thursday French President Jacques Chirac should not expect an invitation to his Texas ranch any time soon.
A visit to Bush's 1,600 acre (547 hectare) property in Crawford is considered something of an honor and a reward.
Australian Prime Minister John Howard, a staunch ally who sent troops to Iraq, will be at the ranch next month. Bush's other major supporters on Iraq, Prime Ministers Tony Blair of Britain and Jose Maria Aznar of Spain, have also been visited.
In an interview with NBC's Tom Brokaw, Bush was asked if he would invite Chirac.
"I doubt he'll be coming to the ranch any time soon," Bush replied.
Bush said there were "some strains" in ties between Washington and Paris because it "appeared to some in our administration and our country that the French position was anti-American."
Relations between Washington and Paris have been chilled by France's staunch opposition to the U.S.-led war with Iraq.
Stressing the need to maintain NATO unity, Bush expressed hope that "the past tensions will subside and the French won't be using their position within Europe to create alliances against the United states or Britain or Spain or any of the new countries that are the new democracies in Europe."
Earlier on Thursday, the White House quashed speculation that Bush would not stay overnight in France during his trip to the Group of Eight economic summit in Evian on Lake Geneva later this spring.
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