Berlusconi, no less! .... George Who? - Democratic Underground

MarkTwain

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Fri Nov-14-03 06:50 PM
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Berlusconi, no less! .... George Who?

Edited on Fri Nov-14-03 06:54 PM by MarkTwain

"Department of Rats Making Arrangements for New Accommodations on More Seaworthy Vessels ...

ITALIAN Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said today he had tried to stop US President George W Bush from going to war against Iraq. "I didn't support every action of the United States. I tried to persuade them not to intervene militarily," Berlusconi said.

"But when I saw there was no way (to prevent it), I stood by the United States."

Berlusconi's statement came as a surprise because he has been a staunch ally of the US administration in the conflict and he is one of the few European leaders who has contributed troops to help rebuilding Iraq.

I guess they're back in Old Europe column ..."

-- Josh Marshall, November 14, 2003 --

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Fri Nov-14-03 06:55 PM
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1. That's fascinating news.

Thanks for getting my news day off to an interesting start.

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Spazito

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Fri Nov-14-03 06:56 PM
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2. ROFL, I love that header!

"Department of Rats Making Arrangements for New Accommodations on More Seaworthy Vessels ...

That is priceless and so aptly descriptive of what is happening.

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madrchsod

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Fri Nov-14-03 06:57 PM
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3. i guess all those

troops that got killed must have woke him up or maybe the fact that about a million people protested before the war in italy. silvio must have figured that he better stay with europe.

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