Netherlands: Bush "the cause of world agony, feeding fear and anger"

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

"It is an insult that this president is coming to visit our war cemetery. He is the cause of a lot of agony in the world that is feeding fear and anger," said Nina Bocken, a 23-year-old Maastricht therapist wearing a homemade shirt with Bush's picture on the front and "The Ultimate Weapon of Mass Destruction" written on the back.

"Bush is not the one to go there. It is not right that a president who has begun a war -- and the war is still going on, just read the news every day -- that he is the one to pay tribute to the victims."

Bush is deeply unpopular in the Netherlands, even though the Dutch government supported the U.S. decision to invade Iraq. Because of widespread public opposition to the war, it didn't send troops to Iraq until after major hostilities were over and withdrew them in March after an 18-month deployment, despite pleas from Washington.

Last week several small anti-war groups asked a Dutch court to issue an arrest warrant for Bush when he steps onto Dutch soil. The court threw out the petition. A published poll last week said one-third of those questioned thought it would be better if Bush would not come to Margraten to mark the VE Day anniversary. Other polls have shown about two-thirds don't approve of the job Bush has done as U.S. president, and about half say the Dutch should not have participated in the Iraq coalition.

http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/index.php?id=2556

[chelsea0011]

1. It is much easier to visit graves of soldiers dead 60 years than to

visit the graves of soldiers recently killed.

[kliljedahl]

3. Let alone, go to their funerals

Keith’s Barbeque Central

[Fire Walk With Me]

2. Agony

Agony agony agony

George Bush

Agony

[Cha]

4. Thank you, Dutch People!

"We came because we want to do something to show we don't agree" with Bush's policies, Anja said. She said she had never attended a protest before.

One Iraqi man who addressed the crowd alleged he had witnessed atrocities committed by U.S. soldiers in Falujah, Iraq.

"Mr. Bush, you killed our people but we will sue you," said Salam Ismael, introduced as an Iraqi doctor."

[Malva Zebrina]

5. Is that a real pic?

Good grief.

I can't stand to hear or see pictures of him and his helmut head lump o frump, strutting about with white crosses as the backdrop and him , with humble head bowed as he places a wreath on the monument. He has killed more than 100,000 people, innocent people, in his insane lust to make a legacy to outdo his father, to make lots o bucks for his business buddies, while he makes his own people suffer with his piss poor economy, his deficits, his authoritarian slapping down of senior citizens and his , all of his, failed social policies. He hates his own people. He avoided war, he went AWOL, he was a drug addled brat and and alcoholic, and had his wings removed because he failed to take a physical when a drug test would be given.

This is the spoiled little frat boy who cannot string togethere a coherant sentence without someone prompting him through his earpiece. This is the father of two partygoing slut like, equally spoiled and just as dumb as their father, fashion queens who have NO job.

This is our White House.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

6. Yes, unfortunately, that IS a real pic...

I'm sure that other DUers recall the source, but I forget...it MIGHT be from the famous dinner in which Bush joked about not being able to find the WMDs...

If you ever wanted to meet a man who JUST...DOESN'T...CARE...

Well, you're looking at him.

And yes, I use the term "man" lightly and with great irony.

[bennywhale]

7. The Dutch know

what it feels like to be invaded, have a war waged through your back garden, be occupied, and watch family members blown to peices and towns destroyed.

I'm guessing they didn't enjoy it

[bush_is_wacko]

8. Seeing bush in shackles would do humanity some real good right now! n/t

[demo dutch]

9. Anyone seen these protest pictures from the Netherlands- They're great!

Apparently 8000 demonstrated!!!
see link
http://www.prikkel.dds.nl/bush/index.htm

[mwb970]

10. Those in other countries see Bush more clearly than "we" do.

I'm always reading about some country or another where Bush is "deeply unpopular". Trouble is, it's never this one.

[demo dutch]

11. They're not brainwashed and, ... they're not afraid to speak up!