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Impact of Bush Win

Posted by Once a soldier, on 11/3/2004, 14:55:53
216.214.206.33

Now maybe Russia and Italy can help stop the corruption
and obstruction in the U.N. for starters if they are serious.

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Putin says Bush win means U.S. not scared of terror
By Andrew Hurst and Paolo Biondi
REUTERS
8:27 a.m. November 3, 2004
MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday
welcomed a victory for George W. Bush in the U.S. presidential
race, saying it meant Americans had not allowed themselves to
be cowed by terrorists.
"If Bush wins, then I can only feel joy that the American people
did not allow itself to be intimidated, and made the most
sensible decision," Putin said at a Kremlin news conference
after talks with Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi.
He was speaking before Democratic challenger John Kerry
conceded victory to Bush in Tuesday's vote.
Ex-KGB agent Putin and former oilman Bush have forged a
close relationship that Russian opposition to the U.S.-led war in
Iraq has not derailed. They stress their partnership in the
struggle against Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda movement.
"I am convinced that international terrorism gave itself the goal of
not allowing the re-election of Bush. The statement by bin Laden
in the final stages of the pre-election campaign is the best
confirmation of this," Putin said.
He was referring to a video statement by bin Laden promising
attacks on the United States in retaliation for deaths in Iraq.
Putin sounded a note of caution, however, saying relations
between Moscow and Washington would not be plain sailing.
"Relations will not be easy. Between such countries as the
United States and Russia with such a scale of mutual
obligations, there are always some problems," he said.
"Our relations in the last four years have undergone a big
change, for the good of our peoples, of our countries, and for the
good of our security," said Putin, adding that he found Bush "a
reliable and predictable partner."
"Bush has proved to be a firm man, with a strong character, and
a coherent policy."
Italy's Berlusconi predicted that U.S. foreign policy would
continue unchanged.
"Bush will continue with the policy that assigns the United States
the role of defender and promoter of freedom and democracy,"
he said at the joint news conference.
"The continuation on Bush's part of American policy represents
an advantage for us."
But he also said he believed Bush would have to pursue a
multilateral foreign policy in order to pursue the war against
international terrorism, establish peace in Iraq and advance the
cause of peace in the Middle East.
"I believe that Bush's victory is based also on the favourable
economic phase in the United States and on the tax cuts carried
out by the administration," Berlusconi added.
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