Bush previews European trip initiatives (radio address)

[maddezmom]

Source: AP

WASHINGTON - Europeans may bristle over President Bush's Iraq policy, yet he spent the week rolling out initiatives they can more easily embrace — ones that address global warming, AIDS and the humanitarian crisis in Darfur.

"In all these endeavors, the American people can be proud of our global leadership and generosity," Bush said Saturday in his weekly radio address. "Our nation is delivering aid and comfort to those in need."

Bush leaves Monday for Europe, where he will visit six countries and attend a three-day meeting in Germany of the leaders of the world's industrialized nations. Unlike earlier summits chilled by discussion of Iraq, the Group of Eight agenda this year will focus on other international problems.

Bush talked about several of them during the week, stressing the more compassionate side of U.S. foreign policy.



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[sutz12]

1. Mehthinks the Europeans are way ahead of us on all those issues...

Once again, Bush attempts to lead from behind.

[sam sarrha]

2. yea..this isnt go'n ta be pretty... and i will be praying the whole time he is in the air..

[Demeter]

3. Free Spin--It's Not Like He's Gonna Implement Any of This

it's just placating talk. And Europe knows it. Not going to buy him anything in the marketplace of ideas, policy, leadership, or anything.

[rodeodance]

4. hey Jr--------take a stroll amongst the protesters. You might learn something!!

[MasonJar]

5. Oh,yeah? The Europeans have already weighed in on his global

warming tripe. They know a "moran" when they see one. They recognize his plan as just more obfuscation.

[Amonester]

6. And they sure can recon a Liar and a War Criminal when they hear one

mumbling.

Yup! They remember **'s "open the spigots" & "WMDs" & "Who cares what they think" crap very well.

And it seems they remember the Gestapo and the Deutschland, Deutschland über alles too well too...