orionengnr
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Bearing in mind that I voted for him twice, too...
Excellent. I hope all goes well.
As any of you who have travelled internationally on any kind of regular basis (corporate road warrior, miltary transport pilot, airline flight crew) will attest, it is no picnic. Numerous time changes and associated jet lag is a ball-buster, no other way to put it. Been there, done that. When you are 25 or 30, doing it once in a while, maybe not such a big deal. Do it at 40, do it at 50 and so on. Do it regularly--just try.
Notwithstanding that Israel is a political hot potato all it's own, I'm really surprised that it has taken him seven years to visit our one bona fide ally in the Middle East.In early January, Bush flies to Israel for his first visit as president.
Good.While in the region, he also will visit the West Bank, Kuwait, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. The trip is a follow-up to the Israeli-Palestinian talks that the U.S. hosted in Annapolis, Maryland, last month.
Another way of saying that we throw double handfuls of money at them. I will leave it at that.In February, Bush will tour Africa, where U.S. public health initiatives are popular.
That will be followed by an April North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit in Romania, a June U.S.-European summit in Slovenia, a July meeting of Group of Eight leaders in Japan, the summer Olympics in China and a November Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Peru. Bush is likely to visit other, nearby countries during those trips.
Excellent. I hope all goes well.
As any of you who have travelled internationally on any kind of regular basis (corporate road warrior, miltary transport pilot, airline flight crew) will attest, it is no picnic. Numerous time changes and associated jet lag is a ball-buster, no other way to put it. Been there, done that. When you are 25 or 30, doing it once in a while, maybe not such a big deal. Do it at 40, do it at 50 and so on. Do it regularly--just try.