ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has rejected a suggestion from U.S. President George W. Bush that his country should emulate democracy in Iraq.
During a joint news conference Saturday in St. Petersburg, Bush said he raised concerns about democracy in Russia during a frank discussion with the Russian leader.
“I talked about my desire to promote institutional change in parts of the world, like Iraq where there’s a free press and free religion, and I told him that a lot of people in our country would hope that Russia would do the same,” Bush said.
To that, Putin replied, “We certainly would not want to have the same kind of democracy that they have in Iraq, quite honestly.”
Good for him. Duh, who would want what is happening in Iraq. The G8 conference will be interesting. Esp. with the craziness in the Middle East. I find reading Juan Coles blog to be very educational about all things in the Middle East. Make sure you check out the comments also. From an astrological pov check out Starlight’s blog. Check out those comments as well.
I think they all need a spanking and maybe a detention.