Wednesday February 15, 2012

Bush seen as yesterday's man in Europe

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    Taka313

    Oh boy. Now THIS is a story that's going to generate some posts.

    Taka

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    SushiSake3

    Bush being 'Yesterday's Man' states the obvious in the same way as saying 'The sun is Hot.'

    I'm still wondering what Bush's legacy is going to be, assuming even a shred of it will be positive, of course.

    It's going to fun watching history prove to Bush and the Bush supporters that history is not going to prove the current president's past decisions as being wise ones.

    As the old Bush family adage goes: "When you're at the bottom of the barrel, you can **always **go lower!"

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    SushiSake3

    What I love about Japan Today is the variety of reasoned, well thought out and intellectual debate that takes place daily covering such a wide variety of interesting topics and issues.

    I just don't think we're going to see much of the above on this thread :-)

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    some14some

    SushiSake3: seems you won US$50 amazon gift coupon :) Bush may be seen as man of YesterYears in Europe, how is he seen/will be seen in Islamic countries is more important.

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    SushiSake3

    some4some - "how is he seen/will be seen in Islamic countries is more important."

    Without a doubt, president Bush will be seen in Islamic countries as the driving force behind the resurgence of their strength and numbers.

    Bush has been a godsend to the terrorists. Just look at Iran.

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    chardk1

    What does Jon Stewart call him on the Daily Show, "Still-President Bush"? I guess Japan Today's next big breaking story will be "Consumers wish gas prices were lower."

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    adaydream

    he's saying good bye.

    They're saying "GOOD RIDDANCE COWBOY!!!!" < :-)

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    SushiSake3

    I'm guessing Al Quaeda is going to offer Bush a Chief Recruiter job as soon as he leaves office.

    The US president has excelled in attracting recruits to the terrorist cause while in office - now he has chance to be on the payroll of the group that owe him the most for their success.

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    RedMeatKoolAid

    "Bush seen as yesterday's man in Europe" Has-beens always despise their fellow has-beens.

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    Hughgarse

    has he not been yesterday`s man for a while now?

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    Sarge

    "Bush has been a godsend to the terrorists"

    Ha ha ha ha ha ha! Terrorists don't think that.

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    RedMeatKoolAid

    “As in all relationships, the EU and U.S. sometimes have different views,” Slovenian Foreign Minister Borat Rupel told reporters before Bush’s scheduled arrival Monday evening.

    “I feel nothing for him,” said Borat, a 29-year-old CD vendor.

    “My opinion of him? Negative,” said Borat, 19, a student.

    “I believe that it’s more important now for all of us to see if his successor would do any change,” said Borat, a 42-year-old clothes designer in the capital, Lzjpbljzndha.

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    SushiSake3

    Sarge - "Terrorists don't think that."

    Yes they do.

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    skipthesong

    Bush will be seen in Islamic countries as the driving force behind the resurgence of their strength and numbers." Sushi, agreed. However, the picture you paint is as though he started them, which I hope even you don't believe that.

    But, I do like: "I'm guessing Al Quaeda is going to offer Bush a Chief Recruiter job as soon as he leaves office." Don't be disappointed, but I do NOT disagree with you. This is kind of like his daddy being offered a presidency in Kuwait back in the day....

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    SushiSake3

    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 :-)

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    SushiSake3

    'Glad' :-)

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    skipthesong

    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!

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    SushiSake3

    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 ...

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    capone

    what took them so long ? he's been yesterday's news in the US for 3 years at least

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    Loki520

    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.

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    skipthesong

    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.

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    Triumvere

    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.

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    Sarge

    Sushi - No, they don't.

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    Madverts

    "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!

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    WhiteHawk

    Funny how Bush is being labeled "yesterday's man", yet democrats are still campaigning against him.

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    KenjiYamamoto

    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.

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    Sarge

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

    Madverts - "uh, sarge"

    I'm laughing at the superior intellect.

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    Triumvere

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

    You realize where fascism as a modern political movement orginates from, don't you?

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    RedMeatKoolAid

    "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

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