Posted on 05/09/2005 8:56:12 PM PDT by SmithL
TBILISI -- From an extraordinary display of Soviet-era imagery in Red Square and a showing of friendship with his Russian counterpart, President Bush returns Tuesday to the primary theme of his five-day European trip: a global push for greater democratic freedoms.
Bush arrived in the former Soviet republic of Georgia on Monday night, coming straight from the elaborate ceremonies in Moscow celebrating the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II.
Bush hoped soaring rhetoric on the value of freedom, delivered in a speech Tuesday before tens of thousands at a symbol of this country's democratic pursuits, would balance the tricker aspects of his presence on Red Square.
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LOL, and Shiela Jackson Lee wants the President to order the Mars Rover to bring back the flag the Apollo Mission put their in 1968 :-)
He certainly looked like he was having a great time. That little dance was adorable.
How does this writer know what Bush hoped?
Bush, who stayed longer than the 20 minutes allotted by the White House, was caught up in the enthusiasm, which contrasted sharply with the unfriendly protests that have greeted him in some other countries.
Typical AP.
Never one for missing the humor in a story are we?
the Georgians seem to like America, unlike many trashy western Europeans.
I wonder how much they would love him if we dumped 10,000,000 illegal illiterates on them tomorrow?
It's a phenomenom why pro-Americanism is common in East Europe, such as Latvia, and Poland. I still can't get it.
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