There are a lot of reasons to criticise US President George W Bush. And I have done that on this blog a number of times. It seems though that the anti-Bush camp does not mention his few positive moves. I do. Because it is only fair and in this case also very important.Bush met the Dalai Lama this Wednesday. "Privately", they said to calm down the fire and brimstone breathing Chinese. Does it matter? I don't think so. A US President cannot meet someone privately. It will influence the world in any case.
You could argue that this move was not very brave, given that Bush is in the last month of his presidency. His has nothing to loose. Well, on top of the meeting with, Congress awarded the "man of faith and sincerity and peace" with a gold medal. Its highest award.
The German chancellor Angela Merkel infuriated Bejing when she had met the Dalai Lama in September. Well done, chancellor.
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