DougR- No one has blamed George Bush for the attacks that I saw, only decried his abysmal handling. His "leading the fight against terrorism" has resulted in many deaths, weakened our foreign relations and civil rights, and does not appear to have substantially weakened terrorism, judging by recent events in Iraq.

While it's true that some Europeans dislike us for being American, many of them have good cause to distrust our motives as a nation. On the other hand, I've never heard an argument any more rational than "Who cares what they think?" to explain why Americans hold Europe in equal contempt.