Biden-Bush: foes on Iraq, friends on Africa

Joe Biden has had some harsh things to say about President Bush over the years.

The senator from Delaware -- now Barack Obama's running mate -- said that Bush squandered an opportunity to rally the world behind the US after 9/11. Biden was so dubious about prospects for success in Iraq that he suggested a decentralized central government in Baghdad with a confederation of strong Kurdish, Shiite and Sunni provinces.

Biden has also accused the Bush White House of being tone deaf on civil liberties, torture and intelligence. "This is an administration beyond redemption," he told voters in Iowa while campaigning for president last year. "I was there for Nixon. This guy's worse."

But on the president's plan to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and other infectious diseases around the world -- Bush recently signed a five-year, $48-billion bill to triple previous funding -- Biden has been unstinting in his praise.

"The president's emergency action program for HIV/AIDS has saved more than a million lives," Biden said. "It may be the greatest legacy this president leaves."

-- Johanna Neuman

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Comments

[alexl]

Go Biden! Smart guy

[Jaff Sassani]

Barzani and Talabani after the election of the President
Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden

The Kurdish people hopes that the new President of the USA
Will have some humanity to protect them from the evil and hateful Kurdistan mafia leaders
(masud Barzani and Jalal Talabani) and the regional power too.

The Kurdish people was liberated by the American forces in
Iraq. The Kurds started to be happy dancing for the liberation
From modern zuhak (Saddam Hussein). Zuhak was a ruler in
Kurdistan history who abused the Kurds like Saddam Hussein Government and the Kurdish and Iranian people was
liberated by Blacksmith Kawah from Zuhak.

The Kurdish people compared President Bush to Kawah for a while then they found themselves to
be ruled by two Kurdish
Family much brutal than Zuhak and Saddam Hussein.

The policy of the Bush administration in Iraq is “you support
Me and my effort in Iraq” will let you to do whatever you wish
To do in Iraq and Iraqi people. This is the perception of Iraqi
People and Kurdish people specially.

The Barzani family and Talabani family found out the hole
in the policy of the administration and they loved what was
available to them. They took dollars by billions and build
secret service in Kurdistan region to kill anyone who dears
to say anything about Barzani and Talabani corruption in the
region.

The US Government morally and humanly should be
Responsible for the well being of Iraqi people specially the Kurdish people whom loved America and American people.
The administration did not cared about the plight of the Iraqi
People at all. The Iraqi found the American to be cold
blooded people that is the perceptions of the Middle Eastern
people about America. So many dictators in the region are
supported by the America made the Kurds to understand
this is normal American policy for the people in the region.

For last few years Barzani and Talabnai become Saddam
Hussein for the Kurds. The Kurds begged American to help
But their plight dropped on the duff ears. They pureed in
money on Barzani and Talabani family so they can suppress
the population in front of the American officials. While
the Kurdish people never fought American forces like the
Arab counterpart in Iraq. So what is the difference if you love
American or hate American both are treated equally !!!

Now the Kurds hope that the new administration will help
them to be liberated from mafia family of Barzani and
Talabani and be protect by the USA forces or UN forces in the region.