# Dalai Lama loves Bush

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 19, 2009, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dalai-lama-loves-bush/481954 "2009-01-19T06:03:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dalai-lama-loves-bush/481954/1 "2009-01-19T06:03:01Z")

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> **[Non-violence can't tackle terror: Dalai | India News - Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Non-violence_cant_tackle_terror_Dalai_/articleshow/3995810.cms)**
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> India News: The Dalai Lama, a lifelong champion of non-violence candidly stated that terrorism cannot be tackled by applying the principle of ahimsa because the m

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> “It is difficult to deal with terrorism through non-violence,” the Tibetan spiritual leader said delivering the Madhavrao Scindia Memorial Lecture here.

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> He said that the only way to tackle terrorism is through prevention. The head of the Tibetan government-in-exile left the audience stunned when he said “I love President George W Bush.” He went on to add how he and the US President instantly struck a chord in their first meeting unlike politicians who take a while to develop close ties.

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**Author:** ![zagloba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/977dab/32.png) [@zagloba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zagloba)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dalai-lama-loves-bush/481954/2 "2009-01-19T06:43:27Z")

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Doesn’t the Dalai Lama love everybody?

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**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dalai-lama-loves-bush/481954/3 "2009-01-19T06:54:52Z")

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And what didn’t get reported in the Times of **India.**

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> “I told him ‘I love you but some of your policies I oppose’,” said the spiritual leader to a loud round of applause from the audience which included Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi, Election Commissioner Navin Chawla and several ministers, diplomats and artistes.
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> The Dalai Lama said in the aftermath of 9/11 attacks he had asked Bush to spend billions of dollars on education and promotion of non-violence instead of warfare.

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**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dalai-lama-loves-bush/481954/4 "2009-01-19T07:00:37Z")

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> [@Leaffan](#):
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> And what didn’t get reported in the Times of **India.**

Can we get the cite where that came from?

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**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dalai-lama-loves-bush/481954/5 "2009-01-19T07:06:05Z")

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> [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](#):
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> Can we get the cite where that came from?

[http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1784818](http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1784818)