"Ok, the health system in the UK IS a significant matter.....if people have to wait for certain cancer related treatments 2-3 years, this is unacceptable for example."

Forgive me - bad choice of words. Of course they are significant - goes without saying, and I couldn't agree with you more - (trust me, these matters are falling apart over here).

What I was trying to say to LostSouthernBelle is that these matters are normally of concern internally. The lady had referred to being annoyed with her country or governmnent over those or similar matters, and I was trying to explain that the US's domestic agenda was not really the issue when it comes to perceptions of a negative attitude towards America. Europeans are not pissed off with the Bush administration over their attitude to medi-care, and speaking for myself, the apparent lack of attention many American citizens give to what their country is at abroad is worrying.

Oh believe me you dont see the rants that go on our daily news, and other things that are said within the US regarding the Bush admin and what they are doing abroad. I have a friend who is a major in the National Gaurd here and here things on a daily basis that I will not go into on here about how are people feel about this war with Iraq and other national security things that go on. and I do know alot about what is going on over there with other countries due to I have many friends in the UK that I chat with on a daily basis

"Oh believe me you dont see the rants that go on our daily news, and other things that are said within the US regarding the Bush admin and what they are doing abroad."

Its good to hear that Lady, it truly is!!

One good thing about George Bush is though, that now that he has made a big mistake with the Iraq war, he now tries to distract from it by changing his strategy by doing some environmental laws. I don't think he really cares about the environment though, but he wants to leave a better image in this remaining months/years in office. He won't sign the Kyoto protocoll or anything like that though....but at least it is a subject in the media now which could have some positive side-effects in general.

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