Bush in a lighter shade of green

I love reading international perspective of Bush speeches; it's always good for a chuckle or two.

President George W Bush's State of the Union speech might well be remembered for his phrase that "America is addicted to oil". The rest of it, apart perhaps from a call on Iranians to get rid of their "small clerical elite", was a reiteration of the themes on which his presidency stands or falls. He gave not an inch on Iraq nor on his intention to "act boldly in freedom's cause" (nor on his wiretapping without warrants). One would expect that. They are the bedrock of his policy.

Paul Reynolds
World affairs correspondent, BBC News