Bad day to be around Bush.
The director of the White House Travel Office, Greg Pitts was beaten and mugged in Wakiki. He's still in the hospital.
Three Honolulu policemen crashed in Bush's police motorcade. Two of them in the hospital in serious condition.
Daughter Barbara Bush had her purse stolen despite being guarded by a detail of Secret Service agents.
Even former president Bush was challenged about his son in what used to be adoring UAE. The"hostile audience" was a group of young, educated students and business leaders at a leadership conference who, three years ago, would've constituted the the most pro-American possible in the middle east.
"Bush, 82, appeared stunned as others in the audience whooped and whistled in approval."
Then there's the next picture.....
Three Honolulu policemen crashed in Bush's police motorcade. Two of them in the hospital in serious condition.
Daughter Barbara Bush had her purse stolen despite being guarded by a detail of Secret Service agents.
Even former president Bush was challenged about his son in what used to be adoring UAE. The"hostile audience" was a group of young, educated students and business leaders at a leadership conference who, three years ago, would've constituted the the most pro-American possible in the middle east.
"Bush, 82, appeared stunned as others in the audience whooped and whistled in approval."
Then there's the next picture.....
posted by mikevotes at
4:54 PM
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The twin's piss me off! And just too damn bad for Daddy 41. Oh yeah...sonny is honest...what planet is he from?!
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sumo, at 12:37 AM
That's such a minor thing about the prse snatch, even with the Secret Service breach, I wouldn't have mentioned it except that it's in theme.
But, the 41 thing really surprises me. He was treated as royalty in that oil rich south gulf after gulf war I and the fall of the Soviets.
Mike
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mikevotes, at 7:13 AM
The incident with 41 is interesting because the challenge came from the young up-and-comers, not the established old guard. We are seeing the future in the comments of these young people, and it doesn't bode well for American foreign policy.
It seems Bush's foreign escapades have emboldened a whole generation of international Arabs and Muslims to re-discover their cultural roots. Though Western educated the do not seem willing to continue in their fathers' roles of pandering to Western globalization for the sake of a buck.
Will we see a new and more unified Arab/Muslim region of the world in the generation to come? One that has the will and the means to say "no" to US dictates. Indeed, has Bush's foreign policy guaranteed the reformation of a unified Eastern world; a true global force against Westernization? The degree to which this is cultural/political vs. militant remains to be seen. So far the militants are winning the headlines, but the next 10-20 years should be interesting as young, educated and politically connected youths like those who stood up to 41 gain the reins of power, both political and corporate.
The next "jihad" may not come from terrorist caves, but gilded boardrooms and parliments.
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-epm, at 2:55 PM
And, that young/business/educated group were some of the most prowestern, pro American, pro Bush I out there. And this was in very friendly UAE. I think that's the real story here.
I'm a little hesitant though to project a unified Muslim world because of the centuries old conflicts and conflicting business interests, but certainly they will be more prone to cooperate to block US interests.
And, I'm more worried about the kids who were 8-14 in 2001 who have developed their worldview against this backdrop. Those older educated folks could be turned around, but the kids who grew up in this really can't attend US universities. They can't really gain the fuller view of the young business folks because they won't have contacts with Americans. Their views will harden within that framework.
Mike
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mikevotes, at 3:45 PM
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