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To: steve harris who wrote (291490)	6/23/2006 1:43:12 AM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1575761

Criticism of policies riles Bush at summit EU LEADERS TO BUSH: CLOSE GUANTÁNAMO By Ron Hutcheson Knight Ridder VIENNA, Austria - President Bush, visibly annoyed over complaints that his policies had added to global insecurity, fired back at his European critics Wednesday even as he and international leaders joined forces to work against nuclear weapons in North Korea and Iran. Bush and top officials from the European Union united in demanding that Iran suspend uranium-enrichment programs that could be used to develop nuclear weapons. They also agreed that Iran should respond quickly to Bush's call for international negotiations designed to limit Iran's nuclear activities. And they insisted that North Korea should not test a missile, as it is threatening to do. Bush and his hosts even put a harmonious face on their differences over the U.S. detainment center at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Bush told the Europeans he wants to close it but must await a Supreme Court ruling on where trials should be held for the most violent among the prisoners there. European leaders said they understood, even as they pushed for the center's closure and respect for human rights even in waging the war on terror. But the atmosphere of good will during Bush's meeting in Vienna with Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel and other EU officials was tested when European reporters pressed Bush on widespread anti-American sentiment in Europe. Although diplomatic relations between the United States and Europe have improved significantly since the rift over the Iraq war in 2003, Bush remains widely unpopular in Europe. A recent poll found that many Europeans consider the United States a threat to global stability. ``That's absurd,'' Bush snapped when asked, in general terms, about the poll results. His irritation grew when an Austrian reporter read him some specific poll numbers. ``Look, people didn't agree with my decision on Iraq, and I understand that. For Europe, Sept. 11 was a moment; for us, it was a change of thinking,'' he said. ``People can say what they want to say. But leadership requires making hard choices based upon principle.'' Schüssel jumped to his guest's defense, invoking memories of World War II and America's postwar help for Europe to rebuild. He warned Europeans that they should not be ``naive'' about the threat of terrorism. mercurynews.com