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Originally posted by Lady Pi Phi
Now that he's gone. Did this little visit help? I doubt it.
It seemed more like a photo op than anything else.
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I don't think it helped at all... things are still pretty much the same. It was pretty much a photo-op for Bush... with nothing of substance happening at all.
Let's look at the issues discussed (or were slated to be discussed):
Softwood Lumber - is still there with no movement on the issue.
Beef Ban - again despite the fact Bush enjoyed his steak, no really movement again.
Missile Defense - Bush brought it up, despite Martin's hopes he wouldn't.
Iraq War - Bush defended his policy using a quote from Mackenzie King's address to the house explaining Canada's entry into WW2... ignoring both the total speach and context.
U.N. - well I great proposal for change was presented, and Layton tried to bring it up with Bush (and was brushed aside)- unfortunately the US rep at the UN just resigned.
9/11 - Bush finally got around to thanking some people (not the country) for taking in 40000 stranded Americans... just too bad most of the people he was thanking were outside protesting.
Ottawa Treaty - no indication that Bush or the US have even considered signing onto the land-mine ban with the rest of the world (well other than the so-called Axis of Evil).
Kyoto - again no indication that Bush will even consider this treaty either...
ICC - again another treaty that the world has signed onto that Bush opposes...
North American Security - some discussion but still the problem of racial/religious profiling exists at border crossings - again despite protests.