Burning Bush

The Dalai Lama, who kicked off a four-day visit to Boston yesterday, talked again about former President George W. Bush, expounding on comments he made last weekend in San Francisco. According to the Boston Globe: “I love Mr. Bush . . . as a human being – very straightforward, very nice person,” the Dalai Lama […]

The Dalai Lama, who kicked off a four-day visit to Boston yesterday, talked again about former President George W. Bush, expounding on comments he made last weekend in San Francisco.

According to the Boston Globe: “I love Mr. Bush . . . as a human being – very straightforward, very nice person,” the Dalai Lama said. “Some politicians, some leaders, that I met were a little bit distant. He is not like that, he become very close friend. So I love him.”

But, he added, in somewhat halting English, “as far as his policies are concerned, sometimes I think different. . . . President Bush, I think out of sincere motivation, bring democracy in Iraq and Afghanistan, sincere motivation, but the method: use more force, so counterproductive.


“So, exactly, the Chinese case also. For temporary, short method, sometimes they use these violent methods. How can violent method solve problems? Never. Never.”

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