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richlevy · 06-11-2004, 09:55 PM

It was interesting to see Bush interact with the other politicos at the G8 summit. At the beginning of this year, the US policy in Iraq towards uncommitted nations was "sorry, no contracts for you. We MIGHT let you help out but you missed the gravy train". Now we are practically begging for any kind of assistance, knowing that no country will commit any significant troops to what most of the world sees as a US mess.

A few months ago Tony Blair was happy to have his picture taken next to GWB, now all of his meetings are behind closed doors and in public he literally couldn't touch Bush with a 10 foot pole.

I can only imagine the manuevering taking place to keep our current crop of allies with us in Iraq.

06-11-2004, 09:55 PM	#6
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	It was interesting to see Bush interact with the other politicos at the G8 summit. At the beginning of this year, the US policy in Iraq towards uncommitted nations was "sorry, no contracts for you. We MIGHT let you help out but you missed the gravy train". Now we are practically begging for any kind of assistance, knowing that no country will commit any significant troops to what most of the world sees as a US mess. A few months ago Tony Blair was happy to have his picture taken next to GWB, now all of his meetings are behind closed doors and in public he literally couldn't touch Bush with a 10 foot pole. I can only imagine the manuevering taking place to keep our current crop of allies with us in Iraq. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama