So now Powell is responsible for what France does? I suppose it was his fault that Russia and China were not on board also. Perhaps you should do a little more research on the topic so you can learn that France had an enormous econimic interest in keeping Hussein in power. When Hussein fell, billions of dollars in agreements and contracts between France and Iraq went up in smoke. France would not have supported the invasion of Iraq if Jerry Lewis was our Secretary of State.
"So now Powell is responsible for what France does?"
Actually yes. Powell never applied the screws to France therefore he failed.
It was entirely possible that France could have been turned with the correct pressure. That is why France never admitted till the very end that they would use their veto, they were seeing if they could get away with it and the jellyfish Powell simply did nothing about it.
Now instead of Iraq being a UN problem, our guys have to shoulder Powell's error, while he takes money from the Left. In light of that, for him to shoot his mouth off like this now proves he is an extreme jerk.