Bush in Belgium

I read recently that Syria and Iran had entered a pact to protect each other from U.S. aggression. Boys, if I were you, I'd see if I could find a few more outlaws to join your club. You're going to need them.

Bush, from what I read, was excellent today in Belgium. The opening paragraph of this story sums it up quite well:

President Bush appealed to Europe on Monday to move beyond animosities over Iraq and join forces in encouraging democratic reforms across the Middle East. He also prodded Russia to reverse a crackdown on political dissent, demanded that Iran end its nuclear ambitions and told Syria to get out of Lebanon.

I think, as I said before, that this man means what he says and if Iran and Syria don't heed the warnings they are going to be next. But here is the best part of the story:

On Iran, Bush said the United States was working with European allies Britain, France and Germany on a diplomatic solution to end Iran's nuclear program. His administration, however, has been skeptical of the Europeans' approach to offer Iran economic and political incentives not to develop nuclear arms.

Hmmm. I wonder why the administration is skeptical? Could it be because this has never worked? And while Iraqis are risking their lives to establish a democratic government, Iran and North Korea are developing nukes, and Syria has a strangle hold on Lebanon, what are the libs concerned about?

Despite Bush's appeal to bury past differences, divisions remain over other issues, including the U.S. decision not to enter the Kyoto climate change treaty, which many European nations supported.

But of course, as climate change is going to kill us all. Just ask Al Gore.