NP - George Bush? He's nice but dim, says crown prince

[Michael Kenny]

--- David Morris <fqmorris at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> The crown prince commented on the following:
> "he listens and debates politely, but was not fully
> informed about the real 
> conditions in the region, especially the conditions
> suffered by the 
> Palestinian people".
> 
> He didn't mention Jenin (your focus) per se, that being
> only a part of a 
> much bigger and long-standing situation for the
> Palestinian people.

I should have used my reference to Jenin as an example of
an event which is disputed by both sides, speaking to the
larger issue of sharp differences of opinion between Israel
and the Arab world on the Palestine issue, rather than
implying Jenin was the focus of the prince's comments.  My
wonder was about what Bush was ignorant about, and whether
this was real ignorance of facts or a difference of opinion
on the matter of Palestine.

> And beyond this, it must be admitted that W is widely
> perceived to be "dim" 
> (the British article's word, not the prince's), rightly
> or not, and thus the 
> crown prince was speaking of his first-hand experience of
> an internation 
> common perception.

Certainly.

--Mike

> David Morris



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