[Christian4Bush]

I'm afraid the media missed the most important thing that Bush said. Thats' too bad, but John Kerry just took it in the face. FULL SOVEREIGNTY. Not partial, not incremental, FULL SOVERIGNETY. That is VERY good news for the US, but horrible news to European nations hoping to gain Iraqi contracts by putting pressure on the US. The U.N. now has no bargaining power, as Iraqi's hate them. They will either assist because they should or they will not, but what Bush has done, is remove John Kerry's platform from viability.

Interesting...I heard when he said it, but I didn't think of the ramifications of it, and especially to the Kerry platform.

I just thought of something...one of those "Reagan" type moments at the upcoming debate. The President might say, in his own self-deprecating (humorous) way, "The training wheels have been off, and the Big Foots are burning rubber", or something like that. Just a thought...

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Just posted this:

U.S. Unveils New U.N. Resolution on Iraq

And the French say "A French diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity, called the mood "constructive," but said the Americans would not be given "a blank check" in Iraq. "

And from the Germans:

But Germany Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said the new Iraqi government "must be able to make decisions over security issues or else it won't be truly sovereign."