Mending Fences - Bush in Europe: President to Use Trip to Strengthen Ties Weakened by Split Over Iraq Invasion

The Columbian › February 22, 2005

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WASHINGTON President Bush is extending an olive branch to European leaders who opposed his Iraq policies. Recent international developments, plus a whirlwind charm offensive by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, have bolstered the prospects for a trans-Atlantic reconciliation.

Bush's own re-election, along with elections in Iraq and the Palestinian territories, have helped put Bush and most European leaders on the same page.

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Mending Fences - Bush in Europe: President to Use Trip to Strengthen Ties Weakened by Split Over Iraq Invasion

"My trip to Europe is to seize the moment and invigorate a relationship that is a vital relationship for our own security, as well as ... for long-term peace in the world," Bush said ahead of the five-day vis...

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