Wall Street Journal June 10, 2008 George W. Bush’s five-country farewell tour of Europe this week has Pavlov’s pundits barking. In Britain’s Guardian newspaper, Timothy Garton Ash distills the conventional wisdom that “so much of the [post-9/11] dust-up [with Europe] had to do with Bush himself: his unilateralism, his obsession with Iraq, his cowboy style, […]
Agence France Presse June 10, 2008 US President George W. Bush on Tuesday looked to persuade European leaders to tighten the squeeze on Iran’s finances, a central message of what was likely his farewell tour of the continent. more
Associated Press June 10, 2008 President Bush claimed progress Tuesday in his legacy-shaping drive to stop Iran from developing a nuclear bomb, winning European promises to tighten pressure on Tehran with U.N. sanctions and possibly other new penalties. more
United Press International June 10, 2008 There are two remarkable ironies about President George Bush’s weeklong visit to Europe this week. The first was that he was upstaged by Russia’s new president, Dmitry Medvedev, who announced in Berlin on the eve of Bush’s arrival that “Atlanticism has had its day and we need to talk […]
Agence France Presse June 10, 2008 US President George W. Bush began his final summit with EU leaders Tuesday seeking to tighten the squeeze on Iran’s nuclear programme, a central message of his farewell European tour. more