Sunday, March 20, 2005

Turks anti-Bush, not anti-American - Fosters

"Turks anti-Bush, not anti-American
Editor�s note: Newmarket resident Marc Fortier is spending a year in Turkey with his family. Fortier, 31, wrote for Foster�s from 1995 to 1998. His column appears monthly in Foster�s Sunday Citizen.

Across the globe, it�s not hard to find people who dislike George W. Bush. Residents of France, Germany, and many other European nations were amazed to see him re-elected after what he has done in Iraq.

Heck, many Americans find the man offensive. At his inauguration earlier this year, a Harvard student was arrested for booing the president during his speech.

MARC FORTIER From Turkey with love

But it might surprise you to learn that the citizens of Turkey, a longtime ally of the U.S., think less of our leader than any other country surveyed in a recent BBC poll. "

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