Anti-American Socialists Expected to Win 2/20 Elections in Portugal

[onedomino]

Portugal had been a US ally.

Washington, DC, Jan. 17 (UPI) http://www.washtimes.com/upi-breaking/20050117-104955-7618r.htm
Another member of the "coalition of the willing" in Iraq is readying to leave. Portugal will withdraw its troops from Iraq on Feb. 12, after extending their stay to help provide security for the Jan. 30 elections. Portugal had about 120 National Guard officers in Nasiriyah, about 190 miles south of Baghdad. Portuguese forces arrived in Iraq in November 2003 and were due to depart in November 2004, but the government subsequently extended their assignment an additional 90 days. The Portuguese withdrawal is another casualty of rising anti-Americanism, similar to the political unrest that brought Socialist José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero to power in Madrid in March 2004. (That is complete bs. Just more MSM lies and obfuscation. It is well known that pro-American Spanish PM Aznar was leading the anti-American Zapatero until the 311 bombing. The election was held three days after the bombing. The Spanish voted in fear, demonstrating they were cowards by switching allegiance to Zapatero who had previously promised to cut and run from Iraq. Thereby making the 311 bombing the most successful terrorist bombing of all time. It toppled the Spanish government because the Spanish people were cowed by the terrorists.) Under former Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, the government was a stalwart U.S. ally in Iraq, despite public opposition. Barroso's successor, Pedro Santana Lopes, did not change policy toward Iraq when became prime minister in July after Barroso left to become president of the European Commission. But last December President Jorge Sampaio dissolved parliament and called early elections, citing his dissatisfaction with the instability of the government. In bad news for the prime minister, polls predict the opposition Socialist Party will trounce Santana Lopes' center-right Social Democrats in the Feb. 20 elections. Socialist Party leader Jose Socrates has distanced himself from the government's support for the U.S. occupation of Iraq, remarking that Portugal should act with the EU as a "counterbalance to a hegemonic power."

 

[theim]

Portugal had been a US ally.

I can't really say that I care. Just another pitiful Communist country in the making. It will be amusing to see Europe in 10 years.

"Eat your broccoli Jimmy. There are kids in Europe who are starving."

 

[dilloduck]

I can't really say that I care. Just another pitiful Communist country in the making. It will be amusing to see Europe in 10 years.

"Eat your broccoli Jimmy. There are kids in Europe who are starving."

Where ever will we get cork, wine and sardines ?????

 

[theim]

Western Europe is just filled with lazy morons who don't want to have to do anything themselves. Their ideal society is one where government gives people EVERYTHING. Problem is that EVERYTHING costs money. And now the EU is discovering that...uh oh!...people like money. The people that actually make things like it alot. And they most definately do not like working hard to make things to give to other people who are not working at all.

I think places like France and Germany are beginning to realize this but it is faaar to late. Those 2 countries are nosediving into bankruptcy. They don't have enough moneyt to pay for all the socialist benefits. But with every proposed benefit cut, the lazy-ass-Euro-libtards start to riot. There is no way out for them. Spain and Portugal will be sucked down with the rest of the EU.

As I said earlier, watching them come crawling back in 10 years will be a real hoot.

 

[nosarcasm]

Western Europe is just filled with lazy morons who don't want to have to do anything themselves.

As I said earlier, watching them come crawling back in 10 years will be a real hoot.

It seems the end of the USA and the rise of Japan in the early 80's was greatly exeggerated. Decadence supposely had finnished the US. Go figure.

The EU will do just fine in 10 years. It seems they are already started
their line of reforms.

 

[no1tovote4]

It seems the end of the USA and the rise of Japan in the early 80's was greatly exeggerated. Decadence supposely had finnished the US. Go figure.

The EU will do just fine in 10 years. It seems they are already started
their line of reforms.

I have read a few articles in German papers that have that very subject at their heart. They talk about how they think the EU won't last very long as a strong body and that there is a strong need for fiscal reform. It will be interesting to see what comes of it.

 

[Annie]

I have read a few articles in German papers that have that very subject at their heart. They talk about how they think the EU won't last very long as a strong body and that there is a strong need for fiscal reform. It will be interesting to see what comes of it.

Yup, Germany is doing just fine. http://www.usmessageboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17354