I have been watching a flood of op-eds in the vein of "maybe Bush wasn't really the devil after all" for the last few months. My fried Jess sends this from WatchingAmerica.com which is a great website that presents translated foreign media. This op-ed is from Germany. I would add that many in Lebanon credit Bush with running the Syrians out.
People from Georgia, the Ukraine and other countries from east Europe disagree--they are grateful for Bush’s support in both word and deed. Africa also has its reasons to look back with satisfaction at Bush’s term in office. Remember the initiatives against HIV/AIDS, malaria and hunger, a fact that different characters such as Bob Geldorf, Tony Blair, Bono and Nelson Mandela have been pointing out on various occasions.
Just now catching up on the page. That's a great read. Just this past Saturday I met a girl from Macedonia who is friends with a friend of mine. Somehow we got to talking about the presidential race, and someone asked her who she wanted to get the presidency. This girl said, "I want Bush to get a 3rd term somehow." She went on to talk about how Macedonians love and appreciate him, how Kerry sided with Greece on this issue, but Bush was steadfast with support for Macedonia. She then brought up Albania and how Bush is the Beatles there.
But Bush has destroyed our relations with other countries so much that only the Almighty Obama can restore...
Posted by: Jamie King | Sunday, July 13, 2008 at 10:38 PM