He can get tough with Europe all he wants, but it's far too late. The media on this side of the Atlantic has done a terrible job of education America about the sea change in attitude by the driving forces behind the EU. Even many of our most "internationally minded" congresscritters (McCain to name one, though he seems to be very slowly getting it) don't seem to understand what's staring us in the face. I sincerely hope that the glad-handing and smoke-blowing over Bush's fence-mending trip to Europe does not become pervasive. The trip should be the final nail in the coffin of decoupling, proving to us once and for all that Europe is not and will never again be a hand-in-hand partner.
The trip should be the final nail in the coffin of decoupling, proving to us once and for all that Europe is not and will never again be a hand-in-hand partner.
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I am sure that GWB realizes that but he must get through this "stoke job" so he can say, the EU socialists were given every chance. I think we ALL know where it is all going. Once the EU finally collapses, things will come to fruition...but the useless Congress keeps obstructing the efforts to face the reality that the left keeps trying to mask reality. Only a strong President can accomplish this, and put the world back in perspective...