THE RELATIONSHIP ENDURES (US/UK)

New York Post ^ | 11/18/03

[kattracks]

November 18, 2003 -- There is no doubt that President Bush's three-day visit to the United Kingdom, which begins today, is fraught with potential difficulties. Britain's sizeable anti-war movement - which includes a hard core of violent anti-globalization extremists - has promised to greet Bush's arrival with mass demonstrations.

[Ronzo]

Britain's sizeable anti-war movement - which includes a hard core of violent anti-globalization extremists

Violent anti-war extremists? Does anyone eles see the humor in this? (Or more accurately, the stupidity?)

I guess violence is only acceptable if you are protesting the use of violence...

Truly we are living at the end of history...

[piasa]

It's kind of like the novelty of having neonazis, their fellow Turner Diaries' afficianados Hamas & Hezbollah, plus the Black Block brownshirt-types, as well as the ecoterrorist Green Party types and baby-snuffing leftists, all coming together to label as 'fascist' the sort of people who ousted Saddam Hussein's socialist party and shut down his human gristmills.

[milemark]

The press play up the protesters as if they are the majority, not a radical fringe.

Protests begin but majority backs Bush visit as support for war surges

A majority of Labour voters welcome President George Bush's state visit to Britain which starts today, according to November's Guardian/ICM opinion poll.

The survey shows that public opinion in Britain is overwhelmingly pro-American with 62% of voters believing that the US is "generally speaking a force for good, not evil, in the world". It explodes the conventional political wisdom at Westminster that Mr Bush's visit will prove damaging to Tony Blair. Only 15% of British voters agree with the idea that America is the "evil empire" in the world.

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

....this is a state visit, the first since Ronald Reagan visited Buckingham Palace in 1982. This means it's officially an apolitical meeting between heads of state, not heads of government, and that the president's host is Queen Elizabeth, not Prime Minister Blair.

The visit was planned two years ago, in the aftermath of 9/11.

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Bump for the Queen ~ and our awesome Brit allies.
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[Pan_Yans Wife]

What is interesting about Bush's visit, is that it was orchestrated by Blair, for obvious political reasons, (which I support), even though Bush is the guest of the Queen.

When the British press went into attack mode, complaining about all of the security issues, they attacked Blair for putting the Queen in the unenviable position of having to tell President Bush's people, "no", when it came to changes they wanted made. The press was in an uproar, and Blair's office says, "The president is a guest of the Queen, it is not our place to quibble over this." Then the Queen's staff responds appropriately.

And it only escalates ad-nauseum.

I am left thinking that it will be a cold day in hell before another American president is invited to the palace for tea.

[Alamo-Girl]

Bump!

[blackie]

Bump for the Queen ~ and our awesome Brit allies ~ Double Bump!

[PhilDragoo]

Moreover, it's extremely important that the White House demonstrate respect and gratitude to its most reliable and effective ally in the War on Terror.

Most reliable and effective ally bump.