Statesman.com: Europe to Bush: Hasta la vista, 'cowboy' - by Shelley Emling
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Europe to Bush: Hasta la vista, 'cowboy' - by Shelley Emling
As President Bush makes what is expected to be his last tour of Europe as president this week, the continent is already looking to the next American president with hopes of improved relations. The Iraq war and other policy differences cast a chill over U.S.-European relations. The Bush years have often been characterized in Europe as an era of unilateral "cowboy" diplomacy by America with little regard for cooperation with traditional allies. When Bush travels this week to Slovenia for a European Union summit and then to Britain, France, Germany and Italy for meetings with leaders and the pope, there might be some poignant speeches, but there will be little nostalgia.
