Warmonger Bush not welcome in Belgium
Last week thousands of Belgians protested against US President Bush, who was in Brussels for a short trip from February 20-22. After having alienated most of his European allies, Bush was in Belgium to heal the wounds since he is aware the United States cannot simply keep running like a bull in a china shop on the stage of world affairs. Bush needs to seek points of support in Europe and that is why (temporarily) diplomacy seems to have taken the front seat again. Even little Belgium can help the United States, which is what the country is doing at the moment in relation to the war in Iraq. Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt may be “proud” of not having any Belgian troops in Iraq, but the fact remains that the port of Antwerp plays a vital role in transporting weapons to Iraq. In this way Belgium simply collaborates with the imperialist warmongers in Iraq (see also The strategic importance of European ports in US military deployment against Iraq).