Read My Ears (Friedman on Bush going to Europe)

"Let me put this as bluntly as I can: There is nothing that the Europeans want to hear from George Bush, there is nothing that they will listen to from George Bush that will change their minds about him or the Iraq war or U.S. foreign policy. Mr. Bush is more widely and deeply disliked in Europe than any U.S. president in history. Some people here must have a good thing to say about him, but I haven't met them yet."

But we Americans, we know how to solve that. Hell, we already did it with French Fries... we renamed them, since the French, disagreeing with our going to war, were obviously wimps, fops, twits and cowards. Its easy to extend that to Europe. But then, there aren't that many French here. Lots and lots of Italians, a goodly number of Germans, Irish... I think we had best tread lightly before we criticize the green, annoy a German or speak badly about a pizza and that guy behind the counter.

On a more serious note, the world sees the US as a people who have sanctioned war and murder on a holy crusade, and have re-elected a neo facist. A very very well protected neo facist.