You should pay careful attention to what people say.
President Bush was very careful with his statement and earlier White House press releases were carefully worded as well.
Powell, on the other hand, made statements, which can be interpreted as a direct challenge to Russia, a very poor idea.
Here is a transcript to Bush's statement earlier today.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/041126/nyf055_1.html
Tell you what, I'll make a deal with you: If Bush comes down on the side Yanukovich/Kuchma/Putin, I won't post a single word about this confict again. If, on the other hand, Bush supports the opposition, you'll do the same.
What do you think?
Ever heard of good-cop, bad cop?
Bush:
"There's just a lot of allegations of vote fraud that placed their election -- the validity of their elections in doubt. The international community is watching very carefully. People are paying very close attention to this, and hopefully it will be resolved in a way that brings credit and confidence to the Ukrainian government."
Powell:
"We cannot accept this result as legitimate because it does not meet international standards and because there has not been an investigation of the numerous and credible reports of fraud and abuse"