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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (353871)	2/5/2003 1:22:45 AM
From: RON BL	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Pentagon Adviser: France No Longer an Ally Someone finally said it, and someone big: France is no longer an ally of the United States, and NATO "must develop a strategy to contain our erstwhile ally or we will not be talking about a NATO alliance," the head of the Pentagon's top advisory board said today. Richard Perle, a former assistant secretary of defense in the Reagan administration and now chairman of the Pentagon's Policy Advisory Board, condemned French and German policy on Iraq in the strongest terms at a public seminar organized by Iraqi exiles and American Middle East and security officials. While dismissing socialist Berlin's refusal to support military action against Iraq as an aberration by "a discredited chancellor," Perle warned that Paris' attitude was more dangerous and more serious. "France is no longer the ally it once was," Perle said. He accused French President Jacques Chirac of believing "deep in his soul that Saddam Hussein is preferable to any likely successor." "I have long thought that there were forces in France intent on reducing the American role in the world. That is more troubling than the stance of a German chancellor, who has been largely rejected by his own people," Perle said, referring to the sharp electoral defeat suffered by Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's party in state elections Sunday. "Although he is not an official of the Bush administration, Perle's position as the Pentagon's senior civilian adviser gives his harsh remarks a quasi-official character and reflects the growing frustration in the White House and Pentagon with the French and German reluctance to support their U.S. and British allies," United Press International reported. "Very considerable damage has already been done to the Atlantic community, including NATO, by Germany and France," Perle said. "But in the German case, the behavior of the chancellor is idiosyncratic. He tried again to incite pacifism, and this time failed in Sunday's elections in Hesse and Lower Saxony. His capacity to do damage is now constrained. Chancellor Schroeder is now in a box, and the Germans will recover their equilibrium." Perle went on to question whether the United States should ever again seek the endorsement of the U.N. Security Council on a major issue of policy. "Iraq is going to be liberated, by the United States and whoever wants to join us, whether we get the approbation of the U.N. or any other institution," he said. "It is now reasonable to ask whether the United States should now or on any other occasion subordinate vital national interests to a show of hands by nations who do not share our interests," he said.

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (353871)	2/5/2003 1:23:05 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

The rest of the world thinks Bush is too trigger happy and some asian countries are concerned about the situation with Korea and what Bush will do. This is all about diplomacy, Bush needs to try to smooth these global tensions not treat every issue like it is WW3. I pretty much support Bush's policies but not his rhetoric or his global persona which is that of a cowboy with an itchy trigger finger. While I sometimes think his language could be a little more "well-chosen", conceptually, he is doing precisely what needed to be done. Clinton had foolishly allowed the inspectors to be denied access without significant retribution. It is really tough, once we've given up a position like we did, to regain that territory. It is for this reason that a war is necessary; we can never tell whether another weak liberal may be elected, in which case containment will once again turn to appeasement. NK is a difficult problem and I doubt anyone has a good solution for it. Seems to me just sitting tight until we get Iraq handled is a pretty good plan -- but it is clear the administration feels it needs to shore up its position just now. This '94 agreement with NK may end up costing hundreds of thousands, even millions, of lives. I certainly hope America learns a lesson from this: NEVER, EVER elect a weak liberal to run the country!!! John Kerry just scares me to death, because he can convince voters he is moderate but then he'll be a weak extremist liberal president.

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (353871)	2/5/2003 1:29:49 AM
From: RON BL	Respond to of 769670

France and Germany are not the rest of the world. The former Nazis and the ever cowardly French are not the rest of the world. The majority of Europe is behind the US. You might wish to read what the Prime Minister of Australia has to say worldnetdaily.com

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (353871)	2/5/2003 6:51:41 AM
From: JDN	Respond to of 769670

Dear Lizzie: Its quite simple what we shall do with N. Korea. We shall give China, S. Korea & Japan some time to sort this out. If they cant we will DESTROY the N. Korean Regime from the air. I seriously doubt we shall bog ourselves down in another Asian Land War. Would you want to do that? jdn