Most europeans know Bush, and his administration, as
responsible for misleading the United Nations, falsifying and manipulating
intelligence information in order to gather support for the most radical
action any nation can undertake - acts of war against another nation.

Hogwash! His persona in Europe as a "cowboy" predated 9/11/01. Try again....

Though I guess wonder what "cowboy" would amount to these days, or how
many europeans you have spoken with on the matter.


Just returned from 3 weeks in GE and BE and went out one night with a Belgian
who is a future brother-in-law of one of the guys in my office. Spent over 3
hours talking with him, also had lunch and dinner with a few SHAPE officers. At
least the SHAPE officers understand the reality of American politics, one in
fact thought the whole European "cowboy" persona was a horrible blunder of
international politics.


BUFDRVR

"Stay on the bomb run boys, I'm gonna get those bomb doors open if it harelips
everyone on Bear Creek"