There is a difference between polite encouragement and praise, though the AP headline of "Germany praises Bush on global warming" apparently missed that point.
"The U.S. initiatives on climate protections are very welcome to us, under the condition that they are channeled into the framework of the U.N. program," Merkel said during a news conference at her office with visiting British Prime Minister Tony Blair. He supported her position.Now The Poodle on the other hand, there's no excuse at all for his false words since Bush did not agree to any targets, but weak goals which mean about as much as the Gleneagles goals and other goals.
"It is good that the U.S. has made these commitments. We need to make sure that we keep these targets within the U.N. agreement," he said.
Merkel is trying to make the most out of Bush's PR spin change that isn't really any change, wrongly assuming that this will somehow encourage Bush to keep moving forward. Though she does provide encouragement, she continues to insist upon working on climate change via the UN, which we know Bush and the GOP will be against. Merkel should have been paying more attention to the way Bush negotiates for the past seven years but at least she did not drool all over him and buy into his spin like Blair.
