There are so many different kinds of articles printed daily on President Bush. Of course, that doesn't come as a shock to anyone reading this right now; please don't think it shocks me either.
I came across one that I decided to read because of the photograph associated with it. The photo is of a man who looks like he is being forced down by a police officer. The caption reads: "Policemen in San Paulo, Brazil subduing demonstrator yesterday during a march to protest President Bush's tour, which started last night." After seeing the photo, I had to read the article.
President Bush paid a visit to Latin America in early March, to kick off his five nation "We Care" tour aimed at dispelling perceptions that he has neglected his southern neighbors, according to The Times.
His first stop, San Paulo, Brazil, wasn't too thrilled to see Mr. Bush coming. Graffiti on the streets called him a murderer, Adolf Bush, and told him to quit playing games with the environment. Protests also broke out throughout the city.
According to The Times, President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela will be leading a protest against Mr. Bush upon his arrival. Chavez included commenting that he has no plans on sabotaging Bush's visit. This raises a question of ethics. Should the President continue to visit these countries where even the leaders are organizing protests against him? Is promoting his care on concern for Latin America worth his safety? In a case such as this, what is the right or wrong answer? Either way, the President doesn't necessarily win.
With such hatred in the air, the President's outlook was anything but negative. "I go to a lot of places and there are street rallies. And my attitude is, “I love freedom and the right for people to express themselves." A comment like that ought to raise blood pressures of protestors.
The article continued with Mr. Bush's promise of hundreds of millions of dollars to help families and put up a Navy hospital ship. Is it ethical that Mr. Bush is promising this much money? Yes. The unethical and sad part of the fact is that the same amount of money is spending every five days on the war in Iraq.
The main ethics behind this article, to me, were the fact that our President is entering these countries that dislike him so much and trying to promote peace, even though his efforts appear to not be doing any good. It is quite possible that the ethics are the other way around. Maybe Mr. Bush should put his safety aside (like he is) and reach out to other countries by making a personal appearance. Maybe he should be paying more visits to Iraq.
Article by: JIM RUTENBERG and LARRY ROHTER
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