Foreign Correspondence

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That is a good observation especially concerning Russia. Russia in voting for the resolution has almost guaranteed the presence of NATO in Iraq. NATO’s encroachment is a sore spot with Putin yet Russia seems to consider NATO preferable to the United States by their vote. NATO’s role will free the United States to attack Iran or Syria, again something I would think France, Russia and Germany are against. Deals were struck.

The other thing is NATO is becoming our ‘cleaning lady’. When Bush goes into his ‘war every 70 days’ mode NATO is going to be shoveling our crap all over the world. Let’s see how much NATO enjoys being a whore for Bush when the fighting intensifies.

This weekly added that the U.S. Department of Defense has set a new objective: to transfer military manpower to far distant regions within ten days, dominate enemy forces within thirty days from that day, and finally, prepare for another battle within 30 days from the end of that domination. Such an operational plan has materialized in a report titled “Research of Operational Possibility,” which was categorized as “Confidential” in 2003, reported Defense News.
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Bush Seeks Wider NATO Role in New Iraq

Updated 9:31 AM ET June 9, 2004


By MARTIN CRUTSINGER

SEA ISLAND, Ga. (AP) - President Bush, hoping to build on momentum from a U.N. Security Council victory on Iraq, said Wednesday that he envisions a wider role for NATO in post-occupation Iraq.

Standing alongside his top ally in the war in Iraq, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Bush noted that many NATO nations already are part of the coalition in Iraq and he hoped to "expand it a bit."

The United States and its biggest allies are proclaiming that Tuesday's unanimous U.N. vote will heal their bitter divisions over Iraq.

Terrorists now "know they have the whole world against them," Blair said.

Some 15 NATO nations have forces in Iraq.

Asked if he envisioned a larger role for NATO, Bush said he did. "I think NATO ought to stay involved and I think we have a good chance of getting it done," Bush said.

Bush did not elaborate, but administration officials said that the United States would like to see NATO get involved in training the new Iraqi army, in addition to having NATO members currently in Iraq remain there.

Bush and Blair met for a private session before Wednesday's first business session of the Group of Eight major industrial powers. Bush drove Blair to their meeting at an exclusive resort on Sea Island in a modernistic, electric, golf-cart sized car emblazoned with the red, white and blue colors of the U.S. flag.

Bush was touting the success on Iraq in a one-on-one meeting with the new interim Iraqi president, Ghazi al-Yawer, on the sidelines of the Group of Eight summit.

"I'm going to tell him we're pulling for him," Bush told reporters.

Bush also said he would tell the Iraqi president that he and Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi "must make wise decisions on behalf of the Iraqi people."

He said he would emphasize to al-Yawer that "he is the president of a sovereign nation."

Blair said the next step in the process was to make sure Iraqis can take care of their own security.

"This is a process of change and we have to help people manage it," Blair said.

And, he added, "It's not just about security measures. It's not just about force."

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