Bush congratulates Golding

[evanovitch]

Bush congratulates Golding

AP
Saturday, September 15, 2007



WASHINGTON, DC, USA (AP) - President George W Bush called Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding yesterday to congratulate the people of Jamaica on a successful election and Golding on his party's victory, the White House said.

The two leaders discussed the long and close ties between the United States and Jamaica, and they committed to strengthening the partnership, said Gordon Johndroe, spokesman for Bush's National Security Committee.

He said Bush also reiterated his interest in helping Jamaica and other Caribbean nations address the challenges they confront.

Golding, a veteran parliamentarian who brought the Labour Party back to power on September 3 after 18 years in opposition, was sworn in as prime minister on Tuesday.

[johnnycakes]

Re: Bush congratulates Golding

"The two leaders discussed the long and close ties between the United States and Jamaica, and they committed to strengthening the partnership, said Gordon Johndroe, spokesman for Bush's NATIONAL SECURITY COMMITTEE (EMPHASIS BY JC)

He said Bush also reiterated his interest in helping Jamaica and other Caribbean nations address the challenges they confront.

Just what "security" interests dooes the U.S have in Jamaica?
And... Bush is interested "in helping Jamaica and other Caribbean nations address the challenges they confront"????

P.M. Golding should have handed him an priced-out itemized JLP manifesto and asked him which of the numerous costly items Bush would like to finance.
While he was at it, he could have asked for some of those 30,000 U.S. troops coming back from Iraq in six months or so to go neighborhood to neighborhood to take out the gangs. Well, at least the gangs that are with the PNP.

Seriously speaking though, were any specific promises made by Bush to Golding?
Or will U.S. involvement in Jamaica be as it has always been -nothing unless Jamaica turns left?

[remo]

Re: Bush congratulates Golding

[quote=johnnycakes
Or will U.S. involvement in Jamaica be as it has always been -nothing unless Jamaica turns left? [/quote]

true ting dat [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70409-waytogo.gif[/img]

[Morpheous]

Re: Bush congratulates Golding

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: johnnycakes</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Just what "security" interests dooes the U.S have in Jamaica?
And... Bush is interested "in helping Jamaica and other Caribbean nations address the challenges they confront"????</div></div>
Strategic location. So bush a congratulate bruce [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70402-thinking.gif[/img]

So mek mi ask a question...

Garrisons in Mugabe's Zimbabwe are unacceptble.
Garrisons in Sadam's Iraq was unacceptable
BUT
Garrisons in Jamaica is acceptable? [img]/forums/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/70402-thinking.gif[/img]