Reply #12: what european papers are saying...

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http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/22/international/europe/22CND-EURO.html

good read...i think if shrub was removed from the equation and a with a new kerry presidency (that most of the people in europe support: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3640754.stm), it would give more european govt's the diplomatic cover to provide more resources etc.

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...In France, two major newspapers commented on Mr. Bush's remarks in New York. The left-of-center Liberation congratulated Mr. Kerry for belatedly setting forth a comprehensive position on Iraq, and for advocating an approach that would "involve U.S. allies in a broader way."

President Bush, the paper said, is "part of the problem rather than the solution" when it comes to working with allies. In his speech to the United Nations, the paper said, Mr. Bush "showed that slightly autistic self-satisfaction remains the dominant tendency of American power."

In Le Figaro, which reflects the thinking of France's conservative establishment, the correspondent Philippe Gelie observed that Mr. Bush was "impervious to criticism" in the conduct of American foreign policy. His speech in New York was that of a "campaigning American president" who "lectured the rest of the world."

"In his vision of a global war between good and evil, each new crime strengthens his conviction of having been right against those who accuse him of having invaded Iraq under false pretenses," Mr. Gelie wrote.

The German daily Tagesspiegel's editorial was blunt in its review of the speech. Its headline said, "US, UN, Iraq: the truth counts for nothing."