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Countries That Still Love Dubya
America may be more than ready for George W. Bush's presidency to end, but not all countries are eager to see 43 fade off into the sunset. Perhaps no country will miss Bush more than Israel, which, many speculate, launched its recent assault on Gaza to take advantage of the president's support. ("Israel is probably the only place on earth where Bush can still get a standing ovation," says one scholar.) In Africa, Bush enjoys an 80 percent approval rating—he is beloved for his efforts to fight the spread of AIDS, and his role playing peace maker between the Arab north and African south. The Sudanese routinely name their children George Bush. Rounding out the Bush lovers, for reasons economic and geopolitical, are Colombia, the Ukraine, and Georgia.
sonofloud
Last week, there was a key vote on a United Nations resolution on a Gaza ceasefire. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice worked on crafting the specific language of the measure, and rallied other countries to back the resolution. It was obvious, given her efforts, that Rice supported both the measure and its goals.
And yet, when it came time for a vote, the United States abstained. What happened? Apparently, Ehud Olmert made a phone call.
In an unusually public rebuke, Prime Minister Ehud Olmert of Israel said Monday that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had been forced to abstain from a United Nations resolution on Gaza that she helped draft, after Mr. Olmert placed a phone call to President Bush.
"I said, 'Get me President Bush on the phone,' " Mr. Olmert said in a speech in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon, according to The Associated Press. "They said he was in the middle of giving a speech in Philadelphia. I said I didn't care: 'I need to talk to him now,' " Mr. Olmert continued. "He got off the podium and spoke to me."
http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/israeli_prime_minister_brags_about_gi ving_orders_to_bush/#119449
Stromko
Fighting the spread of AIDS? Abstinence-only education doesn't work, especially not when you apply it to sexually-active adults, which is precisely what Bush, Preacher Warren, and others aim to do in Africa.
Their ignorance has already doomed tens of thousands, and hundreds of thousands or even millions of people in the future.
schmuck281
The United States has never been good at following the lead of other countries, especially countries labeled as "Communist" or "authoritarian."
The answer to the spread of AIDS is 90 miles off the Florida coast.
We need to follow the lead pioneered by Fidel and Che. Round up and imprison together all the AIDS sufferers. Outlaw homosexual conduct and IV drug use since those people make up the majority of the people spreading AIDS.
It is true that this may upset a lot of people. But remember, if even one life is saved, it is worth it.
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