Another Insult from Bush to France

And everyone said he couldn’t possibly do any more damage on the International stage, but not so fast, Chimpy does it again. The Guardian:

Less than a week before it leaves office, the Bush administration has sparked anger across the Atlantic by tripling the import duty rate on Roquefort cheese to 300%, a move which the US hopes will "shut down trade" in the sheep's milk product by making it prohibitively expensive.

The decision, part of Washington's attempts to force the EU into dropping its ban on hormone-treated beef, was greeted with disbelief by the French government and by farmers in the south-western Aveyron region who depend on the industry for their livelihoods.

"Maybe the Bush administration indulged itself by taking this decision just before it leaves," Robert Glandieres, president of the roquefort producers' group, told Reuters.

Well, with less than three days to go, what new surprise will he pull to piss off the planet?

And so it goes.

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