Bush heads to Asia for diplomacy and sports

Tuesday 05th August, 06:50 AM JST

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SezWho2 at 01:24 PM JST - 5th August

USAPatriot,

Whether Bush has anything to apologize for or not is beside the point. He couldn't apologize if he wanted to. And I'm rather sure that he doesn't want to.

Japan does not want to use Bush's itinerary for self-serving propaganda. What it wants is the courtesy that is customarily extended to a major ally.
Xennon at 08:10 PM JST - 5th August

More claims about our most successfull president ever!!

HAHAHAH! You actually had me spit out my coffee when I read that. Thank you for the humor USAPat. You are a true gem.
SushiSake3 at 09:34 PM JST - 5th August

The World's Greatest Loser travels to the World's Greatest Sporting Spectacle to pay homage to the World's Most Repressive Communist State before he ends the Greatest Disaster of a U.S. Presidential Term in History.

That's quite a feat :-)
SushiSake3 at 09:36 PM JST - 5th August

USAPatiot - "Bush only does what is right morally. He puts freedom first, and will not accept bad government for the sake of profit. This guy is a diplomat and a god fearing man,who only cares about all people on this planet."

ha ha ha!!! That's a howler! There's people out there in the Republican Party who will actually believe that.

I'm just glad they are in the insignificant minority.
SushiSake3 at 09:38 PM JST - 5th August

USAPatriot - "Bush is doing gods work, spreading peace, and understanding throughout Asia."

And Secretary of State Condaleeza Rice is really Batman......
SushiSake3 at 09:46 PM JST - 5th August

It's probably fitting that Bush ends his 8-year frenzy of failure with a bang - in another country.
pathat at 10:26 PM JST - 5th August

"With less than six months left in office, Bush is out to show that the United States is engaged in Asia’s affairs, and that the economic and security dividends pay off back home."

"economic and security dividends pay off back home"

This is truly an amazing statement.
Sarge at 10:45 PM JST - 5th August

pathat - "economic and security dividends pay off back home"

"This is truly an amazing statement"

What's so amazing about it?
SushiSake3 at 11:08 PM JST - 5th August

Sarge - "What's so amazing about it?"

Heh, after 8 long years, Sarge STILL doesn't get it. :-)
Sarge at 11:16 PM JST - 5th August

Perhaps Sushi can tell us what's so amazing about it.
SushiSake3 at 11:23 PM JST - 5th August

Sarge, how many more years are you going to womble through politics without having a real clue as to what is actually going on?

"economic and security dividends pay off back home"

What is amazing about this is that it is just wrong.

Firstly, China has America wrapped around its little finger financially - one word from China's Finance Minister about selling US dollars or diversifying China's foreign currency holdings into other currencies would put a bomb under any US growth.

Bush's $168 billion fiscal stimulus package was effectively funded by loans from the Chinese and Japanese.

But you know this.

Secondly, can you explain what "security benefits" America might gain from a stronger, more arrogant China?
Sarge at 11:34 PM JST - 5th August

"China has America wrapped around its little finger financially"

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Do you know what would happen to China if the U.S. ever closed its market to Chinese "goods"? But the Chinese don't have to worry too much about that because "Bush is out to show that... the economic and security dividends pay off back home," meaning that engagement with China is good for the U.S., especially WalMart.
rajakumar at 05:47 AM JST - 6th August

Good.
SushiSake3 at 08:19 AM JST - 6th August

Sarge - "engagement with China is good for the U.S., especially WalMart."

What, you mean all those manufactureing jobs that Americans could be working at but the Chinese are instead?
USAPatriot at 08:23 AM JST - 6th August

SushSake3; I agree with Sarge. Us benefits from cheap prices in the stores, heck! even minimum wage guys in the US have affluent lifestyles.

Bush will make China more peacefull and start human rights laws.