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| Bush's victory stirs outrage | |||
| 2004-11-03 | |||
US President George W. Bush's election victory stirred reactions ranging from relief to outrage in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and fears over what four more years of the war on terror could mean for the Muslim world. Both governments have been close supporters of the US-led drive to oust the Taliban and hunt down remnants al-Qaeda, and were expected to welcome the result. Yet many ordinary citizens had hoped for a more moderate president in John Kerry. "A win for Bush will be bad for Muslims," said laundry shop manager Mohammed Ali Akhtar, 48, who was watching the results come in on Fox TV in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. "He invaded Afghanistan, then Iraq and now he is planning to hit Syria and Iran."
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| Posted by:Fred |
| #12 Raj, Oh, all right then. I'll say it... "One of the Butt buddies..." |
| Posted by: Fred 2004-11-03 8:18:52 PM |
| #11 ...to say nothing of Michael Moore! |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-11-03 7:03:05 PM |
| #10 "I just hate him. I just hate his face," said market trader Mehtab Butt, 50, in the eastern city of Lahore. Man, you guys are slippin'... |
| Posted by: Raj 2004-11-03 7:02:34 PM |
| #9 Pressure on Iran other than military invasion. Pressure on Syria including military invasion. If we time it right Iraq will be able to handle themselves pretty well by the time we're ready to go in Syria (fall 2005). Also if the timing is right the fall of Syria combined with the two new democracies on her borders and American radio and other support for anti-government groups could topple Iran around the same time frame. Faster please. |
| Posted by: RJ Schwarz 2004-11-03 6:16:32 PM |
| #8 Fox is probably on an uncoded (free) satellite. |
| Posted by: ed 2004-11-03 5:54:45 PM |
| #7 I'm still trying to get my head around the idea that Fox News is broadcast in Islamabad...or is Fox TV something different? |
| Posted by: Anonymous6207 2004-11-03 5:48:55 PM |
| #6 Tom's got it! The only thing worse than a wild cowboy, is a wild cowboy whos been re elected with a government! Go hogs! Pigs all around! |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-11-03 4:40:27 PM |
| #5 Doesn't sound like the Afghans are too pissed off about it. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-11-03 4:05:25 PM |
| #4 Suppose it has dawned on any of them yet that Dubya may have been holding back a bit due to the campaign? |
| Posted by: Tom 2004-11-03 4:02:33 PM |
| #3 "A win for Bush will be bad for Muslims," Music to my ears!!!!Your reign of terror is about to be over. I just wish (I know it is just a fantasy) that Bush would send a tape to Al-Jazeera with a message warning muslims that for every American they behead one of their most precious cities will be turned into glass. |
| Posted by: Anonymous4724 2004-11-03 4:01:25 PM |
| #2 On to Iran! Ulululululu! |
| Posted by: BH 2004-11-03 3:45:04 PM |
| #1 Neener neener. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2004-11-03 3:44:04 PM |