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Spain's PM Says Bush Acts Like an Emperor
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| Contributor | Gerald Farinas |
| Last Edited | Gerald Farinas Jan 15, 2004 05:49am |
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| Media | News Service - Associated Press |
| News Date | Thursday, January 15, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Spain's PM Says Bush Acts Like an Emperor
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar was warmly welcomed at the White House Wednesday after saying in an interview that Europeans' perceptions of the United States as an empire explain President Bush's unpopularity there.
"The combination of being a Republican, of being an emperor, a Texan and outspoken is really a bad mix," Aznar, one of Bush's staunchest allies on Iraq and other issues, said in an interview Wednesday in The Washington Post.
"To be politically correct in Europe, people cannot digest the mix that is George Bush as I have described him. They are allergic to that," Aznar said.
The prime minister said he had kidded Bush about his image in Europe, telling him he outdid former President Reagan in unpopularity. Bush replied, "That's not going to change me or my policy."
Despite opposition at home, Aznar strongly backed Bush's decision to invade Iraq. He has sent 1,300 troops as part of his continuing support for the U.S.-led coalition. |
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