Saudi public ‘leery of Bush.’
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Saudi public ‘leery of Bush.’
President Bush touched down in Saudi Arabia today, the last stop on his Middle East trip. The AP notes that despite Bush’s “close ties to the kingdom’s ruling family,” he is viewed with “deep unpopularity among ordinary Saudis.” A recent poll found that only 12 percent of Saudis view Bush positively — “lower than Iran’s president or even al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden.”
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The Saudi populace hates our guts.
January 14th, 2008 at 2:33 pmSo it would be natural that they despise the Westerner who props up their despot with more billions of arms sales…
“A recent poll found that only 12 percent of Saudis view Bush positively”
Clearly smart people.
January 14th, 2008 at 2:35 pmI don’t know why they’re so pissed at Bush. If we didn’t have a traitor as President, we probably would have bombed the hell out of Saudi Arabia (in self-defense) a long time ago:
http://www.asecondlookatthesaudis.com
Then again, I doubt they hate Bush any more than they hate the average “infidel” employee of Cantor Fitzgerald or Windows on the World.
January 14th, 2008 at 2:37 pmWhen you find a country that likes or at least respects President Bush, that will be news.
January 14th, 2008 at 2:40 pmA recent poll found that only 12 percent of Saudis view Bush positively — “lower than Iran’s president or even al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden.â€
Do they have evidence that bin Laden is still alive?
January 14th, 2008 at 2:41 pmThey hate the fact that US forces are occupying Mecca and Medina. However, the ruling class is happy with the 20 billion dollar weaponry, so everybody in the region has tha ability to destroy each other in a future profitable conflict.
Everybody has the glass full? Let the party begin!
BTW, listen to Bush’s next statements in Saudi Arabia. He will threaten Iran once again. He is scared shitless that Arabs and Persians sign their Gulf Pact.
January 14th, 2008 at 2:43 pmShayne, that might be Albania? But it’s probably just a hangover from the Clinton years…
January 14th, 2008 at 2:43 pmThe new neocon rallying cry,
Remember Xerxes!
January 14th, 2008 at 2:44 pmhow do you say hyena in arabic?
January 14th, 2008 at 2:46 pmThe AP notes that despite Bush’s “close ties to the kingdom’s ruling family,†he is viewed with “deep unpopularity among ordinary Saudis.â€
uuuh… despite of? or BECAUSE of?…
January 14th, 2008 at 2:49 pmand, what’s dubby gonna do with that BLING around his neck!?!
January 14th, 2008 at 2:50 pmYeah, well take a number, Saudi public. The line is infinite at this point.
January 14th, 2008 at 2:50 pmThe Saudi people don’t believe Bush when he says ‘I ain’t gonna invade your country and steal your oil’
January 14th, 2008 at 2:51 pmHee, Hee, Ya’know. It’s like you’re my friend. Ya’ know? I ain’t gonna do that.
when you have a president that wants to invade your country and give its resources to his business friends, you think people might not like that idea.
January 14th, 2008 at 2:51 pmRemember Xerxes!
Comment by RUCerious — January 14, 2008 @ 2:44 pm
Too funny. :D
January 14th, 2008 at 2:53 pmExcuse me, but Saudis don’t like US. This isn’t news – after all 16 of them flew planes into buildings over 6 years ago….
January 14th, 2008 at 2:54 pmBushie boy wins the race to the bottom.
Woo Hoo! Bush finally finishes #1 in something.
January 14th, 2008 at 2:57 pm12%?!?!
January 14th, 2008 at 2:58 pmis it really that high?
Maybe it has something to do with the smooching and hand-holding of the royal family? I think the Saudi public is just waiting for a Merkel-style backrub of their King.
January 14th, 2008 at 2:58 pmAlbania and Israel love Bushy.
January 14th, 2008 at 2:59 pmThey hate the fact that US forces are occupying Mecca and Medina.
Comment by Juan C. — January 14, 2008 @ 2:43 pm
Non-muslims are not allowed withing 5 miles of Mecca…there are no US forces there. Medina, yea. Mecca is not occupied.
January 14th, 2008 at 3:00 pmWhen is his dinner with the Bin Ladens?
January 14th, 2008 at 3:04 pmHe doesn’t it but that bling around his neck says, “Village Idiot”. They all love to get a laugh out of that joke, of course they tell him it says, “I’m a Super Smart Feller”.
Buck Fush
January 14th, 2008 at 3:04 pm“Saudi public ‘leery of Bush.’ ”
And I guess the lovefest and hand holding with Bush is over with the Saudis. All of the borrowed money that the Saudis lended to Bush’s pet projects and so forth wasn’t really a good investment in turn. The Saudis are certainly not getting a good return on investment from the drop of value of the U.S. buck.
January 14th, 2008 at 3:05 pmHe releases a new video tape about every 6 months.
HE releases a tape every 6 months? Or, SOMEONE releases a tape every six months..?
January 14th, 2008 at 3:07 pmI don’t believe for a second they are from Bin Laden.
Shayne, that might be Albania? But it’s probably just a hangover from the Clinton years…
Comment by RUCerious — January 14, 2008 @ 2:43 pm
I’m sure that’s because nobody has asked them how they feel. Probably just another rigged report like the one that says the surge is working.
January 14th, 2008 at 3:09 pmHe releases a new video tape about every 6 months.
Comment by Dr. Matt — January 14, 2008 @ 2:43 pm
Well SOMEBODY releases a new video every 6 months, or as needed.
January 14th, 2008 at 3:10 pmComment by nwmuse — January 14, 2008 @ 3:07 pm
Exactly, muse. Tapes are released, but where is the independent evidence that the tapes are from bin Laden? I do not trust the Bush administration to tell me the truth about anything, especially about terrorists, so why should I believe them about bin Laden being alive?
I find it strains credulity to believe that bin Laden has been living in caves all these years while on dialysis. And since the royal Saudi family allowed Joseph Wahabbi to marry into them (so he would not direct his and his followers’ ill-placed anger toward them), I do not believe for one second that Saudi Arabia is our ally in “The Global War on Terror.” In fact, I think it could be argued that they are state sponsors of terrorism.
January 14th, 2008 at 3:14 pmIt is a relationship founded on oil and the Saudi commitment to seeing that vast Middle East reserves continue to flow to the energy-hungry West.
Does U.S Foreign Policy bring stability or instability in the region?
http://www.youpolls.com/details.asp?pid=1532
.
January 14th, 2008 at 3:15 pmAnd really we’ll have to ask the Israeli people how they feel about W now that he’s actually paid a visit to them. My guess is they’ll way, “What a fool.”
January 14th, 2008 at 3:16 pmBin Laden lives at Camp David.
January 14th, 2008 at 3:16 pmIn fact, I think it could be argued that they are state sponsors of terrorism.
Comment by Wayne A. Schneider — January 14, 2008 @ 3:14 pm
Well, since we are too, maybe they are closer to us than we realize.
January 14th, 2008 at 3:17 pm“Well SOMEBODY releases a new video every 6 months, or as needed.
Comment by Shayne”
Probably the CIA manufacturers the tapes every now and then – when Bush and his criminal administration needs to inject a bit more fear into the public discourse…
January 14th, 2008 at 3:18 pmBin Laden lives at Camp David.
Comment by Lefty Patriot — January 14, 2008 @ 3:16 pm
That’s just his body double. His voice over artist lives at the Crawford Ranch. His lighting double is allowed to wander where ever he want but he gets payed less.
January 14th, 2008 at 3:18 pmProbably the CIA manufacturers the tapes every now and then – when Bush and his criminal administration needs to inject a bit more fear into the public discourse…
Comment by Fritz — January 14, 2008 @ 3:18 pm
Be afraid, be very afraid is the new national anthem.
January 14th, 2008 at 3:20 pm12%..wow…thats 12% higher than the U.S. ..IF …the real truth could be known.
January 14th, 2008 at 3:25 pmNon-muslims are not allowed withing 5 miles of Mecca…there are no US forces there. Medina, yea. Mecca is not occupied.
Comment by gmorristwn
I didn’t mean to say US forces slept their naps over the temple…
January 14th, 2008 at 3:26 pmThere are probably more people today who hate George Bush than those who have hated anyone in the history of the human race.
January 14th, 2008 at 3:27 pm“Bush”
January 14th, 2008 at 3:30 pmBush went to the Middle East to walk where Jesus (allegedly) walked then immediately began brokering a deal to sell billions of dollars of weapons to the Saudis.
Jesus would be proud.
January 14th, 2008 at 3:31 pmDo they have evidence that bin Laden is still alive?
Comment by Wayne A. Schneider — January 14, 2008 @ 2:41 pm
He releases a new video tape about every 6 months.
Comment by Dr. Matt — January 14, 2008 @ 2:43 pm
Excuse me?
You haven’t seen a recent video image of the CIA Asset / Algerian Actor named Bin Laden for 7 years – despite what you’ve been told and apparently believe.
You have virtually no proof that Bin Laden even exists.
none.
http://www.physics911.net/kevinbarrett.htm
Top Bin Laden Expert: The Tapes are Fakes
Kevin Barrett
For those of you who actually believe that Bin Laden was involved in the 9/11 attacks, the FBI Most Wanted web site disagrees with you, and so does Wikipedia:
“The FBI does not yet have ‘hard evidence’ linking him to the 9/11 attacks and so as of 2006 he has only been indicted on the embassy murders; he is officially still only a suspect in ‘other terrorist attacks throughout the world’.”
http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/topten/fugitives/laden.htm
To each of you – go ahead, tell me again about the one where Osama Bin Laden attacked America on 9/11.
Anybody?
Anybody?
Have you actually LOOKED at the person in the fake Bin Laden video?
http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/osamatape.html
The FBI declines to confirm its authenticity.
BECAUSE IT’S FAKE!
BIN LADEN DID NOT ATTACK US ON 9/11.
Compare the nose of the actor in the video tape with that of Bin Laden:
http://www.911blimp.net/vid_fakeOsamaVideo.shtml
This is NOT BIN LADEN.
Repeat this information often.
LOOK AT THE VIDEO – IT’S FAKE.
January 14th, 2008 at 3:31 pmIsrael to get “smarter” U.S. made bombs than Saudis
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The United States has agreed in principle to provide Israel with better “smart bombs” than those it plans to sell Saudi Arabia under a regional defense package, senior Israeli security sources said on Sunday.
Keen to bolster Middle East allies against an ascendant Iran, the Bush administration last year proposed supplying Gulf Arab states with some $20 billion in new weapons, including Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) bomb kits for the Saudis.
The plan has angered Israel’s backers in Washington, who say the JDAMs, which give satellite guidance for bombs, may one day be used against the Jewish state or at least blunt its power to deter potential foes. Israel has had JDAMs since 1990 and has used them extensively in a 2006 offensive in Lebanon.
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert’s government dropped its objections to the proposed Saudi deal in July after securing U.S. military aid grants worth $30 billion over the next decade.
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL13398818200…
January 14th, 2008 at 3:33 pmJeb had his emergency request written BEFORE 9/11.
Chertoff had his Patriot Act written BEFORE 9/11.
Bush had pursued AT&T about warrantless wiretaps BEFORE 9/11.
Various government officials were warned not to fly commercially BEFORE 9/11.
Bush demanded that the FBI back off their investigation of Al Qaeda BEFORE 9/11.
Israeli firm Zimm Shipping broke their long-term lease and moved out of the WTC BEFORE 9/11.
Mohammad Atta was seen on a Sun Cruise Casino Ship owned by Abramoff BEFORE 9/11.
The largest foreign spy ring ever uncovered within the United States (Google: Israeli Art Students) was exposed BEFORE 9/11.
Israeli pager company, Odigo, warned Israeli Nationals to stay away from the Twin Towers ON 9/11.
ANY COINCIDENCE THEORISTS CARE TO TAKE THIS ON?
January 14th, 2008 at 3:34 pmThe Washington Times September 10, 2001
68-page paper by the Army School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS) does provide a look at the daunting task any international peacekeeping force would face if the United Nations authorized it, and Israel and the Palestinians ever reached a peace agreement.
It calls Israel’s armed forces a “500-pound gorilla in Israel. Well armed and trained. Operates in both Gaza and the West Bank. Known to disregard international law to accomplish mission.
Of the MOSSAD, the Israeli intelligence service, the SAMS officers say: “Wildcard. Ruthless and cunning. Has capability to target U.S. forces and make it look like a Palestinian/Arab act.”
THEN – THE NEXT DAY – ON 9/11:
The five men — Sivan and Paul Kurzberg, Oded Ellner, Omer Marmari and Yaron Shmuel — were arrested eight hours after the attacks by the Bergen County, N.J., police while driving in an Urban Moving Systems van.
According to ABC’s 20/20, when the van belonging to the cheering Israelis was stopped by the police, the driver of the van, Sivan Kurzberg, told the officers:
“We are Israelis. We are not your problem. Your problems are our problems. The Palestinians are your problem.”
The FBI seized and developed their photos, one of which shows Sivan Kurzberg flicking a cigarette lighter in front of the smouldering ruins in an apparently celebratory gesture.
A few days after the attacks, Urban Moving System’s Israeli owner, Dominick Suter, dropped his business and fled the country for Israel.
It was later confirmed that the five detained Israelis were in fact Mossad agents. They were held in custody for 71 days before being quietly released. Some of the movers had been kept in solitary confinement for 40 days.
The men underwent at least two polygraph tests each. One of the Israelis took the test seven times, a very unusual total according to several polygraph experts interviewed by the Forward. All failed their tests.
http://www.whatreallyhappened.com/fiveisraelis.html
http://www.waynemadsenreport.com/Artstudents.htm
http://killtown.blogspot.com/2005/11/dancing-israelis-on-911.html
January 14th, 2008 at 3:35 pmFour years ago, I too viewed “conspiracy theories” regarding 9/11 as outrageous. Having conducted literally thousands of hours of my own research – not any more.
The bottom line is that 9/11 REQUIRED a conspiracy, regardless of who you believe did it. The word “conspiracy” is a legal term. Larry Franklin and AIPAC conspired to transfer secret information on Iran to Israel. Scooter Libby and Dick Cheney conspired to out Valerie Plame as a CIA Agent. Jack Abramoff was charged with, among other things, “conspiracy.”
In your writing, you clearly stated that you “WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH.” This single statement is the key to solving any crime. Until EVERY American really comes to that conclusion, the government and the media will continue to have us under their spell.
How many times have you ever heard the words “conspiracy theory” used by the government or the media in a positive light? How about NEVER? Yet we all watch the who-done-it movies and TV shows that virtually REQUIRE the investigators to have a theory about the conspiracy in order to solve the crime.
Having a theory about a conspiracy cannot be an inherently bad thing, yet we’ve all been conditioned since the Kennedy assassination to believe that EVERY theory about a conspiracy is inherently unpatriotic, insane, wacko – or whatever other negative adjective the Media and the government have conditioned us to believe. How did we all come to accept that only the law enforcement community has the where with all to “think like a criminal” – investigate the means, motive and opportunity, understand whether multiple players might be involved (the very definition of “conspiracy”), and develop a THEORY about the most logical explanation with respect to who committed the crime, and why?
It is a fact that five Mossad Agents were arrested in New York on 9/11, after having been witnessed celebrating (Google: “Dancing Israelis”). Who else celebrated in New York on 9/11? Shouldn’t we start to unravel the thread right there?
This one incident is the beginning of a path of logic that DOES NOT FIT the official government explanation of 9/11. This was the starting point for all of my research. How is it that five foreign agents were apprehended, found to have explosive, cash and box-cutters in their possession, were interrogated for six weeks, failed seven polygraph tests, and were quietly released by Israeli Citizen, Michael Chertoff?
Forget everything else you know or think you know about 9/11 and explain that single incident. You can’t. It Happened. It can only mean one thing.
Now – WHO WANTS TO KNOW THE TRUTH?
How badly do you want to know?
Pull the thread – and the entire story quickly unravels.
Means: (Sysplan, Ptech, Comverse, Mitre, Raytheon)
Motive: PNAC Implementation
Opportunity: Installation of NeoCon Cabal
The conspiracy was primarily between Likud (and their agents within the United States – Wolfowitz, Feith, Libby, Wurmser, Ledeen, Zelikow, Rhode, Rove, Rumsfeld, Cheney, Miller, Zakheim, Alexander, etc.) and the GHW Bush controlled CIA and Shadow Government.
GHW Bush is the largest drug dealer on earth. He uses CIA aircraft to run drugs. Afghanistan just had a bumper crop for ol “Poppy.” This is one of the means by which the globalists are able to fund their agenda outside of the Congressional budget process. Congress has been totally neutered. they DO NOT control the spending of the Shadow Government. While acting as “Comptroller” at DOD in the months prior to 9/11, Dov Zakheim stole $7 TRILLION and off-shored it to Israel. THAT’S YOUR MONEY.
Are you a coincidence theorist – or would you prefer to know the truth?
January 14th, 2008 at 3:38 pmCaption:
“So tell me Kingy, if we could get gas to $4/gallon, what would I get?”
January 14th, 2008 at 3:58 pmHuh. The only Saudis who don’t hate Chimpy’s guts are the royal family. And Joe Saudi hates *them* too.
January 14th, 2008 at 3:59 pmBush can now say ‘kowtow’ in Arabic and Hebrew!
January 14th, 2008 at 4:05 pmBush tops the charts again! How can one get any lower in public opinion than the Iran president and Al Q?? Bush’s moronic reputation and dispicable violation of national & international law has made him perhaps the most reviled individual on the face of the earth.
When he’s gone from office, he will be likened to the reputation of Hitler.
January 14th, 2008 at 4:15 pmDoes head-in-the-sand Chimpy “get” that the whole world is laughing at him??
January 14th, 2008 at 4:15 pmLeftside Annie: And those would be the members of the Carlyle Group (pappy’s oil thieves) and the Saudis who were flown out of this country on 9/12 when airspace was closed to traffic??
January 14th, 2008 at 4:16 pmPlunger: I’d heard that Papa Bush was heavily into drug traficking. Wasn’t Hastert also involved in the illegal importation of drugs which is why he’s left congress so quickly? Well, they say that the acreage in Paraguay which Bush will exile to the moment he steps out of office is the home to the largest druglords and cartels in the world…..makes sense that the Bush Crime family would find themselves welcome there.
January 14th, 2008 at 4:18 pmDov Zackeim and his 7 Trillion stolen taxpayer dollars is coming apart at the seams. Also, the shadow government run by Bush 41.
January 14th, 2008 at 4:20 pmMichael Chertoff does hold dual citizenship and is an Israeli. How is it that these guys were cut loose? Hmmmm…..connect the dots, folks and do your homework. It’s all there if one takes the time to educate oneself.
January 14th, 2008 at 4:21 pmWomen in Saudi Arabia are not allowed to drive cars, own property, or work/travel without a male realatives’ permission. Saudi Arabia has no elections, no freedom of the press, and no freedom of religion. No American president should appear there with the Saudi Royals until those things change.
January 14th, 2008 at 4:28 pmVeritas; You are too late. At numerous protests I’ve been to, I’ve seen any number of signs carried by people with Bush’s image over a swastika or comparing him to Hitler. Just thought you’d like to know.
January 14th, 2008 at 4:29 pmWE are being played people , we are being played . Alternet.com has a great article about how this hyped Iranian ” speed boat threat ” was timed for Bush’s arrival and how the complicit U.S. infotainers didn’t ask any questions , just regurgitated the Pentagon’s phony story .
January 14th, 2008 at 4:30 pmAnd isn’t it nice that instead of going after this contrived story , CNN & others always begin with some diversionary, hyped story with Clinton and Race, Obama and Race . We are being played people .
Bush dumps another 20 BILLION worth of WEAPONS into the middle east and CNN’s first concern is ALWAYS Israel , not the general proliferation of ARMS , not that the U.S. is the biggest arms dealer , however the only problem is Israel NEVER objected to the deal and like a little loyal little LAPDOG Ed Henry repeats bush’s hyped allegations , (didn’t even quote him) that Saudi Arabia needs the weapons ” because of the IRANIAN threat ” . We are being played people .Reminds of the article at Jane’s Intelligence about Israel selling tank parts to …drum roll IRAN , a couple years back,showing the Iranian “threat” even to Israel is hyped .
This NATIONAL ID card, should be a top story but no , it’s being shoved under the carpet , because of Political Polls , who said what to whom, and hyping every little comment or issue ,providing a nice diversion for the American people .
Remember sanctimonius Donald Rumsfeld blabbing on about the ‘kind of people who chop peoples’ heads off’?
What kind of savages would do such a thing?
The kind that is shaking Bush’s hand.
-GSD
January 14th, 2008 at 4:48 pmhttp://www.feedsyndicate.com/articles/7009700761
Link.
-GSD
January 14th, 2008 at 4:48 pm….diversion for the American people.
comment by Kahoneez at 4:30 pm
Another way of saying that is ‘Bread and Circuses.’
January 14th, 2008 at 4:54 pmCaptain,
January 14th, 2008 at 5:00 pmAnd their’s more to being President than Corporations liking you.
Polls about popularity are interesting, but I hope people here understand there is more to leadership than other people ‘liking you’.
Comment by CaptainMantastic
Partly correct. If the polls are overwhelmingly negative toward the adminsitration – and they are – most would want to know why are the so overwhelmingly negative. Bush is a uniter: He has united the entire world – except other dictators and torturers – against him. That’s quite a trick, no?
If the poll asks about the direction of the nation, then it is not about popularity – as you claim – it is about the question being asked.
If the poll speaks to the War, again it is not about anyones popularity, it is about the war.
When the poll asks about education, the environment, corruption it is not asking if bush is popular; it is asking your feelings on these issues.
When, and if, the polls asks if they like bush – then you are correct, it is a popularity contest. And he would fail that standard also.
January 14th, 2008 at 5:00 pmDo they have evidence that bin Laden is still alive?
Comment by Wayne A. Schneider — January 14, 2008 @ 2:41 pm
He releases a new video tape about every 6 months.
Comment by Dr. Matt — January 14, 2008 @ 2:43 pm
No. Bin Laden is dead. Bhutto said so just before Musharraf and Bush had her killed.
January 14th, 2008 at 5:07 pmWhy progressives aren’t taken as seriously as they could be.
Comment by CaptainMantastic — January 14, 2008 @ 5:17 pm
You have evidence otherwise? or are you just playing stupid again?
January 14th, 2008 at 5:27 pmWhy conservatives aren’t taken seriously at all.
January 14th, 2008 at 5:27 pmCaptain! Long time no see. How are you?
January 14th, 2008 at 5:27 pmlower than Iran’s president or even al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden.â€
Ouch…that’s gotta hurt.
January 14th, 2008 at 5:31 pmPolls about popularity are interesting, but I hope people here understand there is more to leadership than other people ‘liking you’.
Comment by CaptainMantastic — January 14, 2008 @ 4:50 pm
this poll has nothing to do with “liking” Bush, but speaks directly to the job he’s doing. thus the number.
January 14th, 2008 at 5:36 pmCaptain, your point about popularity has merit, but the problem with your argument is that there is an implicit comparison to Lincoln and Truman. Lincoln is widely regarded as the greatest president in American history and Truman is appreciated for his tremendous courage, forsight and especially for assuming personal responsibility (”the buck stops here”). Bush looks like a petulant little whiner in comparison to these giants.
January 14th, 2008 at 5:52 pmA recent poll found that only 12 percent of Saudis view Bush positively — “lower than Iran’s president or even al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden.â€
This stands to reason really,
considering he is the most dangerous terrorist on planet earth.
It’s increasingly hard to believe someone so vile is allowed to
January 14th, 2008 at 6:39 pmcontinue as this country’s puppet in chief.
That fact fully demonstrates that the entire federal government has joined together in destroying our country, other countries and everyone’s environment.
Are Saudis more intelligent than Americans ? Before you answer, note:
A recent poll found that only 12 percent of Saudis view Bush positively — “lower than Iran’s president or even al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden.â€
January 14th, 2008 at 6:41 pmCaptain: “To be honest, if the situation in the Middle East improved greatly (even despite what may be considered poor policy) Bush would probably be given some credit, and remembered more favorably.”
Considering the fact that his policy has already had the effect of creating what Middle East experts call a “vast Shiite arc” across the middle of the entire area, I honestly can’t imagine why anyone will ever think of him or his policy in a favorable light regarding this part of his foreign policy. The “arc” has already created a situation which greatly increases Iran’s clout and emboldens the Shiite factions in Syria and Lebanon further endangering Israel and the Sunni dictatorships on the Arabian penninsula. It looks to me like this policy will further destablize the entire region for years to come and I see less chance of democratic governments emerging than even before, when at least you had a secular dictator who would have eventually died or been assasinated by Iraqis themselves.
January 14th, 2008 at 6:59 pmFinally a success. Bush has succeeded in winning the least popular leader in the world contest.
January 14th, 2008 at 7:02 pmyou’ve got to read this… i heard rachel maddow read some tonight:
An open letter to George W. Bush. – UAE press editorial
Abu Dhabi, Jan 11th, 2008 (WAM): In an unusual style, the Dubai-based Gulf News published today a front page editorial addressing the American President George W. Bush. The editorial, in the form of an open ‘Letter to George W. Bush’ read: ‘Dear Mr. President, On the occasion of your first official trip to this vital region, it is only appropriate to raise a few points which might also be raised by the leaders you meet. Unfortunately, you landed here with prejudice and pre-formed opinions. By describing Israel, moments after you arrived, as the ‘land of freedom’ and ‘justice’, you have shown total ignorance of the political situation in the Middle East and the issue you claim to want to solve in the remaining 12 months of your presidency. Israel, Mr. President, continues to defy every UN resolution, exercise unprecedented oppression on the occupied Palestinian people and persecute its Muslim and Christian population.
‘We realise that containing Iran, selling more weapons and securing cheap oil supplies are the main issues on your mind as you tour the region. But you need to look beyond the neocon rhetoric and speak directly to the people who have been unjustly thrown out of their land, victimised for decades by your ’strong ally’ Israel.
‘As for other matters, such as the promise of democracy and human rights, which you are expected to raise in your official talks in the region, we really don’t take them seriously. Your dreadful record on both gives you no moral right to lecture others’.
Gulf News continued its open letter in its usual editorial page: ‘Lest you forget. Invasion of Iraq. Thousands of dead. Looting the National Museum. Disbanding the Iraqi army. Donald Rumsfeld. Shock and Awe. Jay Garner. Paul Bremer. Inciting sectarianism. Abu Ghraib.
[...]
it goes on and on…
http://www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidWAM20080111071010164
(i could not get the original Gulf News link to open on my puter)
January 14th, 2008 at 9:45 pmIf 12% of Saudis like W., maybe he should just stay there.
January 14th, 2008 at 10:27 pm19 Saudis were driving those planes on September 11, 2001. Bush still cozy’s up with these folks and there has been nothing substantive developed about the role of the Saudis in 9/11. And Bush just keeps sucking-up to the House of Saud. What a total dildo.
January 15th, 2008 at 5:43 amevery time I see a picture of IDIOT BUSH, I grab an ice pick and poke holes in his eyes and face. You’ve done it IDIOT!!!! Total failure at home and abroad. The economy is safe and sound yeah right! I want you dead idiot!!! Failed WAR + Failed ECONOMY + Failed POLICY = 8 wasted years under GWBush The entire Bush family of criminals (phoney devil worshipping christians) and money launderers should be NUKED out of existence.
January 15th, 2008 at 1:54 pmThis is like saying, “Everyone in the World is leery of Bush”. Yeah? OK. Right, the sun does rise in the East too – every time. Huh. Imagine that.
January 15th, 2008 at 4:14 pm