Posted on 11/04/2004 7:18:51 PM PST by Nachum
GEORGE Bush yesterday offered an olive branch to hostile European leaders — but was snubbed by the French President.
Referring to divisions over the Iraq war, the re-elected US leader said: “Whatever our past disagreements, we share a common enemy. I will continue to reach out to our partners in the EU.”
Mr Bush also said he will use his new muscle to defeat terrorism. He said: “I earned political capital in the election and I intend to spend it.”
But French President Jacques Chirac — dubbed Le Worm — was doing his best to scupper bridge-building.
He will snub a meeting with Iraqi PM Iyad Allawi in Brussels today. It is a sleight aimed at Mr Bush and Tony Blair, who back Mr Allawi.
Chirac — who tried to stop the war to topple Saddam Hussein — will leave Brussels before the new Iraqi leader arrives.
However Chirac DID find time to visit Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in hospital yesterday.
Meanwhile, Mr Blair was working to heal rifts over Iraq, and flew to Brussels to rally EU leaders.
Last night he called on Europe’s leaders to end their “state of denial” over Mr Bush’s election win.
He told The Times countries against the war must now work with the US.
The PM said: “The election has happened. America has spoken. The rest of the world should listen.
“It is important that America listens to the rest of the world too.
“The fact is that President Bush is there for four years. Some people are in a sort of state of denial.”
I remember how the French govt. gave refuge and nutured the Anti-US Khomeini and his followers in France. These French-fed persian zealots are now the current government of Iran. Thanks France!
It seems the French are also secretly financing and using Arab muslim surrogates to attack the US and Israel.
So where is the money Arafat took from the EU to finance the PA? I bet Arafat kicked back lots of EU and UN money to Mr.Chirac, in return for Frances diplomatic favors.
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