{"id":313,"date":"2004-11-03T23:26:28","date_gmt":"2004-11-04T05:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=313"},"modified":"2005-12-18T22:11:10","modified_gmt":"2005-12-19T04:11:10","slug":"world-leaders-react-to-four-more-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/targetcentermass.net\/?p=313","title":{"rendered":"World Leaders React to Four More Years"},"content":{"rendered":"

Under the headline “Europe Allies Extend Olive Branch to Bush,” the AP has put forth a piece addressing the reactions of several international leaders<\/a>. The responses seemed to range from “Crap! I guess we have to find a way to deal with you” to “We’re already dealing with you, but try to find a way to deal with the crap from these other countries.”<\/p>\n

French President Jacques Chirac:<\/em><\/p>\n

\n“We will be unable to find satisfying responses to the numerous challenges that confront us today without a close trans-Atlantic partnership,” wrote Chirac. He addressed the letter to “Dear George.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Shut up and get back to us when you show a greater willingness to address the radical Islamist movement outside your borders. And when you show a greater desire to have your decisions driven by anything other than setting France up as an alternative to U.S. leadership. Oh yeah, how about you try paying attention to which pieces of crap you deal your weaponry?
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\nGerman Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder:<\/em><\/p>\n

\n“The world stands before great challenges at the beginning of your second term: international terrorism, the danger of weapons of mass destruction, regional crises \u00e2\u20ac\u201d but also poverty, climate change and epidemics threaten our security and stability,” Schroeder wrote. “These challenges can only be mastered together.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Shut up and let us know when you remove your lips from Chirac’s ass. It’s unseemly. Just break up with him and conquer Paris already; this time we might just let you. Oh, and wave goodbye to our bases.<\/p>\n

Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero:<\/em><\/p>\n

\n[His] government wants “a relationship of efficient, constructive cooperation with the U.S. government and with President Bush, respecting the ideas of each side.”<\/p>\n

Zapatero, who angered Washington by withdrawing Spanish troops from Iraq, stayed up most of the night to watch as Republican red crept across the U.S. electoral map.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

How about an “efficient, constructive” shut up, you yellow-bellied, short-sighted socialist piece of crap? Is that good for you?<\/p>\n

Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer:<\/em><\/p>\n

\n“We’ve had a very good relationship with them for the last four years and I’m sure we’ll be able to keep building on that over the next four.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Much love to the Aussies.<\/p>\n

Russian President Vladimir Putin:<\/em><\/p>\n

\n“I would feel happy that the American people have not allowed themselves to be scared and made the decision they considered reasonable,” Putin said at a Kremlin news conference<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We absolutely have to realize, as a nation and very damn soon, that the Russians are facing the same enemy of Islamist bastards that we face.<\/p>\n

British Prime Minister Tony Blair:<\/em><\/p>\n

\n“A world that is fractured, divided and uncertain must be brought together to fight this global terrorism in all its forms and to recognize that it will not be defeated by military might alone but also by demonstrating the strength of our common values, by bringing freedom and democracy to Iraq as we have done to Afghanistan, by pursuing with the same energy peace in the Middle East between Israel and Palestine,” Blair said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Much love to Blair and the courage and fidelity of the Brits. He has been a stalwart ally since 9\/11, and his people should rank him, in time, with the likes of Winston Churchill.<\/p>\n

Polish Prime Minister Marek Belka:<\/em><\/p>\n

\n“It is not natural to have \u00e2\u20ac\u201d maybe not a cold war \u00e2\u20ac\u201d but, in any case, a chilling of relations along theses lines …. I hope that European leaders and President Bush will show initiative in this area.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Poland needs to be rewarded for their valor and friendship. We earned it with Ronald Reagan; we need to repay it under Dubya.<\/p>\n

Terrorist Yassir Arafat:<\/em><\/p>\n

\nAn ailing Yasser Arafat congratulated Bush and expressed hope that a second term would help give a new spark to the Middle East peace process, an aide to the Palestinian leader said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Arafat’s death may well be the spark needed for peace in the Middle East. That, or it could be the fuse that sets off the powderkeg he played a huge role in concocting. Either way, Bush cannot trust a living Arafat in any peace process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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