Bush seen as yesterday's man in Europe

Tuesday 10th June, 06:11 AM JST

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SushiSake3 at 04:13 PM JST - 10th June

Sarge, even SkipTheSong thinks you are on the wrong side of history.

Skip, - "However, the picture you paint is as though he started them, which I hope even you don't believe that."

I don't. Gald to see you and I agreeing over something.

I'm glad we're not flatmates. Too many arguments :-)
SushiSake3 at 04:13 PM JST - 10th June

'Glad' :-)
skipthesong at 04:22 PM JST - 10th June

Sarge, even SkipTheSong thinks you are on the wrong side of history." No, he just looks at it differently. I say it was the entire US government, once things started coming out, people either jumped on the anti-war wagon or the pro-war wagon.

Sarge is into Bush, much the same you were into Hillary and Obama. I'm not into either those two or McC. Just like Obama because he's cool!
SushiSake3 at 04:25 PM JST - 10th June

Skip, but is Obama cool enough to be elected president?? :-)

Americans have already elected a Village Idiot - twice - to he highest office in the land since 2000, so I'm open-minded about this ...
capone at 04:41 PM JST - 10th June

what took them so long ? he's been yesterday's news in the US for 3 years at least
Loki520 at 04:54 PM JST - 10th June

Ironic that those who have never been "news" or "today's man", except when they needed US assistance, are now taking a stance such as this.

If I'm not mistaken, wasn't the US the first to recognize them as thier own country back in the early 90's? Didn't the US specifically point to them as a trade partner to boost their new economy? Didn't the US fight for their admittance to the EU, NATO and some other organization?

Don't get me wrong... GWB is a moron, but let's face facts. The only reason they aren't some poodunk country with no growth or potential is because of the United States.
skipthesong at 05:04 PM JST - 10th June

loki520: I stand with you. You are correct and the US, with GWB as president recognized a few other countries, recently Kosovo.

Skip, but is Obama cool enough to be elected president?? :-)" Yeah! Since we really have no choice between Dem or Repub, let's face it, Obama is cool and that really is enough to elect him president. Kind of like an Academy Award - some bad actors but they were cool. What else would you think is needed?

Americans have already elected a Village Idiot - twice - to he highest office in the land since 2000, so I'm open-minded about this .." I am not going to defend him, but weren't you happy Hamas was "elected" to office? Wasn't that part of your protest?

At least in the US, there are limits.
Triumvere at 08:25 PM JST - 10th June

Bush has been yestarday's man ever since the ultra-long extended campaigning started; I rarely even remember he exists in anything other than the past tense.
Sarge at 10:55 PM JST - 10th June

Sushi - No, they don't.
Madverts at 12:07 AM JST - 11th June

"No, they don't."

Really, uh, sarge?

I'm not sure how you can argue that after the terrorist breeding ground Bush created in Iraq. Then again heh, you are the same bloke that claimed the other day that the Sadrist movement in Iraq was a "tiny minority", so I guess all these ill-informed claims by yourself should be taken with a pinch of salt!
WhiteHawk at 02:54 AM JST - 11th June

Funny how Bush is being labeled "yesterday's man", yet democrats are still campaigning against him.
KenjiYamamoto at 05:24 AM JST - 11th June

the e.u. doesn't have to care about bush and his country. they are 500 million strong and growing. they don't have the baggage of militant fascism. besides, with frustrated arabian politicians increasingly favoring the euro, it'll be interesting to see how things will turn out.
Sarge at 07:56 AM JST - 11th June

Whitehawk - That's because the Democrats are yesterday's politicians.

Madverts - "uh, sarge"

I'm laughing at the superior intellect.
Triumvere at 08:44 PM JST - 11th June

"they don't have the baggage of militant fascism."

You realize where fascism as a modern political movement orginates from, don't you?
RedMeatKoolAid at 03:58 PM JST - 12th June

"Bush seen as yesterday's man in Europe"

Perfect. Maybe he can help them catch up.

UK Telegraph headline: "Europe 'needs 75 years' to catch US"

"...the European Union's research and development levels were achieved by America as long ago as 1979, while the lag time on per capita income is 18 years.

"It will take the EU until 2072 to reach US levels of income per capita, and then only if the EU income growth exceeds that of the US by 0.5pc," the study said." http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2005/03/12/cneucham12.xml