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| Schroder realizes he needs kneespads for W's visit |
| 2005-02-21 |
| Bush Presses Europe to Back Middle East Democracy BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany needs "I'm firmly convinced that Europe, and above all we Germans, need common ground with the United States," Schroeder said in an interview with the Allgemeine Zeitung Mainz newspaper. Bush is due to meet Schroeder, whose opposition to the 2003 invasion of Iraq strained Germany's traditionally close ties with the U.S, in the southwestern city of Mainz on Wednesday. "There were differences in the past because of the Iraq war," Schroeder told the newspaper in an advance copy of the interview due to be published on Tuesday. "However, these differences have been surmounted." Since the war, Schroeder has worked to mend ties with Washington but recently Although he said Germany and the U.S. had a collective interest in seeing a stable and democratic Iraq, Schroeder reiterated his country would not send any troops there. "We will not send any troops to Iraq. President Bush knows our position. He accepts and respects it," said Schroeder. Schroeder added that his talks with Bush would encompass ways of strengthening the transatlantic partnership and cooperation on environmental protection and climate control. Speaking in Brussels on the first day of his European tour on Monday, Bush urged Europe to move on from divisions on Iraq and work together to advance Middle East peace, as well as put pressure on Russia to renew its commitment to democracy. Wot a wuss. |
| Posted by:Brett |
| #3 w should explain the base relocation (to poland) plan to him |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-02-21 7:26:01 PM |
| #2 Schroeder is the one to avoid being taken in. Bush is playing for keeps. |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2005-02-21 7:24:50 PM |
| #1 Don't be taken in - Schroeder is playing a game with W. |
| Posted by: too true 2005-02-21 7:22:57 PM |