The Brits appear to be a bit pissed about Our Dear Leader's visit.

[unhappycamper]

I live about 8 miles from Prestwick Airport, which incidently is nowhere near where the G8 summit is being held.

Apparently if I'm going to Troon or Prestwick, where I have to pass by the Airport, I may be stopped by Strathclyde Police backed up by US Marines.

Despite the fact that the UK has been dealing with HIGH level terrorism since 1969, The White House, feels that Strathclyde Police, Special Branch Counter Terrorism Unit, Diplomatic Protection, MI5, and our own Military, are not up to the task of protecting your President. I would understand if he wanted to bring some Secret Service agents, after all Special Branch follow Tony Blair about, but 2000 Marines, in my home County of Ayrshire, British Soveriegn Territory, on the streets..It's wrong.

With all due respect to my American friends here, but I'll be dammned if a foreign Marine is going to search my car. I'll let Strathclyde Police do their job, if I am stopped, but there is no way on God's green Earth, that a US Marine will EVER search my car, in my own Country.

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[FreedomAngel82]

1. That's just insane and out of line

Has any other US president done that before? That's just ridiculous.

[getmeouttahere]

9. Let's just say that Clinton didn't....

and of course was greeted a lot more warmly as well....

[Occulus]

2. President Bush isn't ANYTHING like Hitler or Mussolini

so stop saying that!

:sarcasm:

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

3. Perhaps they should take him into protective custody..for about 50yrs.

And protect the world.

[BooScout]

4. Dammit..........

We are moving to the UK in a few months to get away from all the nonsense here in the States and damned if he hasn't drug it over there as well. My sympathies........at least he doesn't know where Wales is located.:eyes:

[FreedomAngel82]

11. *snicker*

That was so hilarious. Charlotte Church was great with that. LOL. I loved how she said Clinton was lovely. ;)

[tjwmason]

5. We had this before as well

When he popped over for the State Visit a couple of years ago. The Secret Service were irritated that they would not be granted immunity from prosecution over their use of fire-arms (why the hell foreign security were ever permitted to carry weapons over here I'll never know).

The Metropolitan Police have looked after Royal and Diplomatic security since half way through the 19th century, during which time they have not lost a single person in their protection. This includes when we were faced with a long terrorist onslaught for over 20 years; this includes when we were THE superpower hated by everybody else; and I'm willing to bet that the Prime Minister (much as I dispise everything he stands for) and the Queen are not exactly off al Qa'eda's hit list either.

If king george cannot accept our security arrangements, then he should stay in the White House a wet-himself.

[flordehinojos]

6. the man is such a,

coward!

i wonder if he is even afraid that any in his own military might turn against him? the possibility always remains!
o, God! i don't mean any harm to anyone, but it would be so wonderful if someone could throw him in the darkest dungeon, along with any others who might stand in line to the ascendancy of the presidency, should any one throw the coward in the dungeon.

[getmeouttahere]

7. Bravo, unhappycamper!

Tell it like it is...I don't blame you, and I hope you don't find yourself in that situation.

[jimshoes]

8. He acts like he's the

most hated man on the planet.... oh wait.. nevermind.

[flyarm]

10. heck when he was in germany not too long ago..people there

were told to close their blinds and curtains and not look out the window at the chimp when he drove by..and even here in his inugeration even the marching band people were told not to look at him...seems the most hated man in the world just doesn't want to see it in people's faces...or is it rove who decides he doesn't want ole chimpy to know how hated he is??

[FreedomAngel82]

13. I've seen some photo's

about his visit over seas in places and the place is like a ghost town!! My gosh.

[ellenfl]

20. i think the germans were afraid that

the populace might recognize der fuhrer.

ellen fl

[Kellanved]

24. that event is still causing a lot of talk

Not so much the "don't go on your balconies" part, as the behavior of the Secret Service. The guys started apprehending journalists and confiscating tapes. Of course they were a few thousand miles out of their jurisdiction, but it didn't stop them.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

12. That's just nuts!

How would we like it if, when Tony Blair visits the U.S., British soldiers stopped and searched Americans, on our own streets? How is this any difference? What amazing arrogance! No wonder the whole world hates him. But at least this guy can look forward to Bush's departure -- we, unfortunately, are stuck with the A-hole.

[Deja Q]

14. American leaders like to think they rule the world.

One day that's going to backfire on us. :scared:

[Warpy]

15. Well, it's more of Fuckwit's campaign to piss off all our allies

and isolate us from the rest of the world, all the better to lose the next big war.

We are going to lose it, you know.

Fuckwit thinks he's gonna git Raptured. All I see in his future is disgrace. We'll see which one of us is right.

[Beaver Tail]

17. Offended? Hell.. Outraged

If I was British I would be absolutely disgusted. At best this is an insult to the British people. You have every right to be outraged. If the same thing was to happen in my own country (Canada) I would protest and DEMAND the Parliament be held accountable.

[pacalo]

16. What a coward he is.

If he's worried about terra-ists, Blair should be a target as much as he is, yet Blair doesn't demand that we taxpayers provide such elaborate "protection" when he visits the U.S.

No, the coward just knows he's hated, but his pride won't ever allow him to admit it. His paranoia speaks volumes, though.

[Just Me]

18. Speaking of that G8: what countries got the break?

I can find only a partial list of African countries.

Moreover, how do they adjudge "good governance" as the litmus test for debt forgiveness?

Curious minds want to know.

[meppie-meppie not]

23. by how many natural resources they give over to the Americans

[spanone]

19. Bush* has good reason to be paranoid. As a citizen, I can only apologize.

Most Americans I know are not as arrogant and obnoxious as our government.

[formercia]

21. If you so much as twitch

Fearless Leader will order his goons to blow Scotland into the Stone Age. Braveheart will be the future for you, if you're lucky.

[sinkingfeeling]

22. Maybe Nessie could eat the idiot!!