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> Bush's eight-hour trip to Mainz, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) west
> of Frankfurt, for talks with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, led
> the authorities to halt river traffic on the Rhine, Europe's busiest
> waterway, suspend takeoffs and landings at Frankfurt airport, Europe's
> second biggest, and close four motorways for periods of up to four
> hours. Much of Mainz city center was cordoned off, damaging business
> in local stores.

Hmmmm.... I know Bush isn't exactly popular in Europe, but
was that kind of extreme "security" REALLY necessary? (Fat
lot of use his "goodwill" mission will be if in the process
he manages to piss off more people than he pacifies!)

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> Bush's eight-hour trip to Mainz, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) west
> of Frankfurt, for talks with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, led
> the authorities to halt river traffic on the Rhine, Europe's busiest
> waterway, suspend takeoffs and landings at Frankfurt airport, Europe's
> second biggest, and close four motorways for periods of up to four
> hours. Much of Mainz city center was cordoned off, damaging business
> in local stores.

Hmmmm.... I know Bush isn't exactly popular in Europe, but
was that kind of extreme "security" REALLY necessary? (Fat
lot of use his "goodwill" mission will be if in the process
he manages to piss off more people than he pacifies!)

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In article <cvr3jm01o0u@news2.newsguy.com>, Divamanque
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> s k y n e w s wrote:
>
>
> > Bush's eight-hour trip to Mainz, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) west
> > of Frankfurt, for talks with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, led
> > the authorities to halt river traffic on the Rhine, Europe's busiest
> > waterway, suspend takeoffs and landings at Frankfurt airport, Europe's
> > second biggest, and close four motorways for periods of up to four
> > hours. Much of Mainz city center was cordoned off, damaging business
> > in local stores.
>
> Hmmmm.... I know Bush isn't exactly popular in Europe, but
> was that kind of extreme "security" REALLY necessary? (Fat
> lot of use his "goodwill" mission will be if in the process
> he manages to piss off more people than he pacifies!)

When you position yourself as World Emporer, you demand the best.
Ordinary people mean nothing.

E. K.
>

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In article <cvr3jm01o0u@news2.newsguy.com>, Divamanque
<evgmsop@earthlink.net> wrote:

> s k y n e w s wrote:
>
>
> > Bush's eight-hour trip to Mainz, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) west
> > of Frankfurt, for talks with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, led
> > the authorities to halt river traffic on the Rhine, Europe's busiest
> > waterway, suspend takeoffs and landings at Frankfurt airport, Europe's
> > second biggest, and close four motorways for periods of up to four
> > hours. Much of Mainz city center was cordoned off, damaging business
> > in local stores.
>
> Hmmmm.... I know Bush isn't exactly popular in Europe, but
> was that kind of extreme "security" REALLY necessary? (Fat
> lot of use his "goodwill" mission will be if in the process
> he manages to piss off more people than he pacifies!)

When you position yourself as World Emporer, you demand the best.
Ordinary people mean nothing.

E. K.
>

--
"Honestly, I think we should just trust our president in every decision that he
makes and we should just support that."-Britney Spears, 9/2003

"The American Way of Life is not negotiable." Dick Cheney, 2001

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In article <cvr3jm01o0u@news2.newsguy.com>, Divamanque
<evgmsop@earthlink.net> wrote:

> s k y n e w s wrote:
>
>
> > Bush's eight-hour trip to Mainz, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) west
> > of Frankfurt, for talks with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, led
> > the authorities to halt river traffic on the Rhine, Europe's busiest
> > waterway, suspend takeoffs and landings at Frankfurt airport, Europe's
> > second biggest, and close four motorways for periods of up to four
> > hours. Much of Mainz city center was cordoned off, damaging business
> > in local stores.
>
> Hmmmm.... I know Bush isn't exactly popular in Europe, but
> was that kind of extreme "security" REALLY necessary? (Fat
> lot of use his "goodwill" mission will be if in the process
> he manages to piss off more people than he pacifies!)

When you position yourself as World Emporer, you demand the best.
Ordinary people mean nothing.

E. K.
>

--
"Honestly, I think we should just trust our president in every decision that he
makes and we should just support that."-Britney Spears, 9/2003

"The American Way of Life is not negotiable." Dick Cheney, 2001

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In article <cvr3jm01o0u@news2.newsguy.com>, Divamanque
<evgmsop@earthlink.net> wrote:

> s k y n e w s wrote:
>
>
> > Bush's eight-hour trip to Mainz, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) west
> > of Frankfurt, for talks with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, led
> > the authorities to halt river traffic on the Rhine, Europe's busiest
> > waterway, suspend takeoffs and landings at Frankfurt airport, Europe's
> > second biggest, and close four motorways for periods of up to four
> > hours. Much of Mainz city center was cordoned off, damaging business
> > in local stores.
>
> Hmmmm.... I know Bush isn't exactly popular in Europe, but
> was that kind of extreme "security" REALLY necessary? (Fat
> lot of use his "goodwill" mission will be if in the process
> he manages to piss off more people than he pacifies!)

When you position yourself as World Emporer, you demand the best.
Ordinary people mean nothing.

E. K.
>

--
"Honestly, I think we should just trust our president in every decision that he
makes and we should just support that."-Britney Spears, 9/2003

"The American Way of Life is not negotiable." Dick Cheney, 2001

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In article <cvr3jm01o0u@news2.newsguy.com>, Divamanque
<evgmsop@earthlink.net> wrote:

> s k y n e w s wrote:
>
>
> > Bush's eight-hour trip to Mainz, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) west
> > of Frankfurt, for talks with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, led
> > the authorities to halt river traffic on the Rhine, Europe's busiest
> > waterway, suspend takeoffs and landings at Frankfurt airport, Europe's
> > second biggest, and close four motorways for periods of up to four
> > hours. Much of Mainz city center was cordoned off, damaging business
> > in local stores.
>
> Hmmmm.... I know Bush isn't exactly popular in Europe, but
> was that kind of extreme "security" REALLY necessary? (Fat
> lot of use his "goodwill" mission will be if in the process
> he manages to piss off more people than he pacifies!)

When you position yourself as World Emporer, you demand the best.
Ordinary people mean nothing.

E. K.
>

--
"Honestly, I think we should just trust our president in every decision that he
makes and we should just support that."-Britney Spears, 9/2003

"The American Way of Life is not negotiable." Dick Cheney, 2001

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In article <cvr3jm01o0u@news2.newsguy.com>, Divamanque
<evgmsop@earthlink.net> wrote:

> s k y n e w s wrote:
>
>
> > Bush's eight-hour trip to Mainz, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) west
> > of Frankfurt, for talks with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, led
> > the authorities to halt river traffic on the Rhine, Europe's busiest
> > waterway, suspend takeoffs and landings at Frankfurt airport, Europe's
> > second biggest, and close four motorways for periods of up to four
> > hours. Much of Mainz city center was cordoned off, damaging business
> > in local stores.
>
> Hmmmm.... I know Bush isn't exactly popular in Europe, but
> was that kind of extreme "security" REALLY necessary? (Fat
> lot of use his "goodwill" mission will be if in the process
> he manages to piss off more people than he pacifies!)

When you position yourself as World Emporer, you demand the best.
Ordinary people mean nothing.

E. K.
>

--
"Honestly, I think we should just trust our president in every decision that he
makes and we should just support that."-Britney Spears, 9/2003

"The American Way of Life is not negotiable." Dick Cheney, 2001

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In article <cvr3jm01o0u@news2.newsguy.com>, Divamanque
<evgmsop@earthlink.net> wrote:

> s k y n e w s wrote:
>
>
> > Bush's eight-hour trip to Mainz, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) west
> > of Frankfurt, for talks with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, led
> > the authorities to halt river traffic on the Rhine, Europe's busiest
> > waterway, suspend takeoffs and landings at Frankfurt airport, Europe's
> > second biggest, and close four motorways for periods of up to four
> > hours. Much of Mainz city center was cordoned off, damaging business
> > in local stores.
>
> Hmmmm.... I know Bush isn't exactly popular in Europe, but
> was that kind of extreme "security" REALLY necessary? (Fat
> lot of use his "goodwill" mission will be if in the process
> he manages to piss off more people than he pacifies!)

When you position yourself as World Emporer, you demand the best.
Ordinary people mean nothing.

E. K.
>

--
"Honestly, I think we should just trust our president in every decision that he
makes and we should just support that."-Britney Spears, 9/2003

"The American Way of Life is not negotiable." Dick Cheney, 2001

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In article <cvr3jm01o0u@news2.newsguy.com>, Divamanque
<evgmsop@earthlink.net> wrote:

> s k y n e w s wrote:
>
>
> > Bush's eight-hour trip to Mainz, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) west
> > of Frankfurt, for talks with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, led
> > the authorities to halt river traffic on the Rhine, Europe's busiest
> > waterway, suspend takeoffs and landings at Frankfurt airport, Europe's
> > second biggest, and close four motorways for periods of up to four
> > hours. Much of Mainz city center was cordoned off, damaging business
> > in local stores.
>
> Hmmmm.... I know Bush isn't exactly popular in Europe, but
> was that kind of extreme "security" REALLY necessary? (Fat
> lot of use his "goodwill" mission will be if in the process
> he manages to piss off more people than he pacifies!)

When you position yourself as World Emporer, you demand the best.
Ordinary people mean nothing.

E. K.
>

--
"Honestly, I think we should just trust our president in every decision that he
makes and we should just support that."-Britney Spears, 9/2003

"The American Way of Life is not negotiable." Dick Cheney, 2001

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s k y n e w s writes:

> DFS said in an e-mailed statement that the U.S. Secret Service had
> ordered the complete closure of the airport during Bush's arrival and
> departure two days before the visit ...

When did the Secret Service get jurisdiction in Germany?

> ``Massive reference to the serious consequences this plan would have
> on flight operations failed to change their position,'' DFS said.

Why not just say "no"? Or are Germans such cowards today that they
can't bring themselves to refuse anything to the President of the World?

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> DFS said in an e-mailed statement that the U.S. Secret Service had
> ordered the complete closure of the airport during Bush's arrival and
> departure two days before the visit ...

When did the Secret Service get jurisdiction in Germany?

> ``Massive reference to the serious consequences this plan would have
> on flight operations failed to change their position,'' DFS said.

Why not just say "no"? Or are Germans such cowards today that they
can't bring themselves to refuse anything to the President of the World?

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> DFS said in an e-mailed statement that the U.S. Secret Service had
> ordered the complete closure of the airport during Bush's arrival and
> departure two days before the visit ...

When did the Secret Service get jurisdiction in Germany?

> ``Massive reference to the serious consequences this plan would have
> on flight operations failed to change their position,'' DFS said.

Why not just say "no"? Or are Germans such cowards today that they
can't bring themselves to refuse anything to the President of the World?

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> DFS said in an e-mailed statement that the U.S. Secret Service had
> ordered the complete closure of the airport during Bush's arrival and
> departure two days before the visit ...

When did the Secret Service get jurisdiction in Germany?

> ``Massive reference to the serious consequences this plan would have
> on flight operations failed to change their position,'' DFS said.

Why not just say "no"? Or are Germans such cowards today that they
can't bring themselves to refuse anything to the President of the World?

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> DFS said in an e-mailed statement that the U.S. Secret Service had
> ordered the complete closure of the airport during Bush's arrival and
> departure two days before the visit ...

When did the Secret Service get jurisdiction in Germany?

> ``Massive reference to the serious consequences this plan would have
> on flight operations failed to change their position,'' DFS said.

Why not just say "no"? Or are Germans such cowards today that they
can't bring themselves to refuse anything to the President of the World?

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> DFS said in an e-mailed statement that the U.S. Secret Service had
> ordered the complete closure of the airport during Bush's arrival and
> departure two days before the visit ...

When did the Secret Service get jurisdiction in Germany?

> ``Massive reference to the serious consequences this plan would have
> on flight operations failed to change their position,'' DFS said.

Why not just say "no"? Or are Germans such cowards today that they
can't bring themselves to refuse anything to the President of the World?

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> DFS said in an e-mailed statement that the U.S. Secret Service had
> ordered the complete closure of the airport during Bush's arrival and
> departure two days before the visit ...

When did the Secret Service get jurisdiction in Germany?

> ``Massive reference to the serious consequences this plan would have
> on flight operations failed to change their position,'' DFS said.

Why not just say "no"? Or are Germans such cowards today that they
can't bring themselves to refuse anything to the President of the World?

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> DFS said in an e-mailed statement that the U.S. Secret Service had
> ordered the complete closure of the airport during Bush's arrival and
> departure two days before the visit ...

When did the Secret Service get jurisdiction in Germany?

> ``Massive reference to the serious consequences this plan would have
> on flight operations failed to change their position,'' DFS said.

Why not just say "no"? Or are Germans such cowards today that they
can't bring themselves to refuse anything to the President of the World?

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> DFS said in an e-mailed statement that the U.S. Secret Service had
> ordered the complete closure of the airport during Bush's arrival and
> departure two days before the visit ...

When did the Secret Service get jurisdiction in Germany?

> ``Massive reference to the serious consequences this plan would have
> on flight operations failed to change their position,'' DFS said.

Why not just say "no"? Or are Germans such cowards today that they
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> DFS said in an e-mailed statement that the U.S. Secret Service had
> ordered the complete closure of the airport during Bush's arrival and
> departure two days before the visit ...

When did the Secret Service get jurisdiction in Germany?

> ``Massive reference to the serious consequences this plan would have
> on flight operations failed to change their position,'' DFS said.

Why not just say "no"? Or are Germans such cowards today that they
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> DFS said in an e-mailed statement that the U.S. Secret Service had
> ordered the complete closure of the airport during Bush's arrival and
> departure two days before the visit ...

When did the Secret Service get jurisdiction in Germany?

> ``Massive reference to the serious consequences this plan would have
> on flight operations failed to change their position,'' DFS said.

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> DFS said in an e-mailed statement that the U.S. Secret Service had
> ordered the complete closure of the airport during Bush's arrival and
> departure two days before the visit ...

When did the Secret Service get jurisdiction in Germany?

> ``Massive reference to the serious consequences this plan would have
> on flight operations failed to change their position,'' DFS said.

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> Hmmmm.... I know Bush isn't exactly popular in Europe, but
> was that kind of extreme "security" REALLY necessary?

Not at all.

> Fat lot of use his "goodwill" mission will be if in the process
> he manages to piss off more people than he pacifies!

He was in Germany; the decisions were made by Germans. If they are too
gutless to say no to the American President, it reflects upon them, not
the President. And hopefully Germans will remember that when they go to
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> Hmmmm.... I know Bush isn't exactly popular in Europe, but
> was that kind of extreme "security" REALLY necessary?

Not at all.

> Fat lot of use his "goodwill" mission will be if in the process
> he manages to piss off more people than he pacifies!

He was in Germany; the decisions were made by Germans. If they are too
gutless to say no to the American President, it reflects upon them, not
the President. And hopefully Germans will remember that when they go to
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EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) writes:

> Hmmmm.... I know Bush isn't exactly popular in Europe, but
> was that kind of extreme "security" REALLY necessary?

Not at all.

> Fat lot of use his "goodwill" mission will be if in the process
> he manages to piss off more people than he pacifies!

He was in Germany; the decisions were made by Germans. If they are too
gutless to say no to the American President, it reflects upon them, not
the President. And hopefully Germans will remember that when they go to
the polls.

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