[Mind-numbed Robot]

Yes, the Bush nonproliferation policy has been pretty dysfunctional, but the real problem is that those parties with the leverage to make a diplomatic difference refuse to use it.

The only thing dysfunctional about the Bush approach is his letting the wimp ass left brow beat him into holding off until they delay it as long as they can. By the time he gets fed up, cooperating with the left all the way through, the situation has changed, like the missing WMD in Iraq. With Iran and N.Korea he will move when the whole world knows there is no other option.

The left is the same all over, whether it be the EU, the Chinese, or the Democrats here, they give Bush all the grief knowing full well that he is going to do what is right so they don't have to. They get a free ride and complain about the trip the whole way.

[neverdem]

Yes, the Bush nonproliferation policy has been pretty dysfunctional, but the real problem is that those parties with the leverage to make a diplomatic difference refuse to use it.

That's the usual sop that he pens to his bosses. One sentence in per OpEd column is obligatory and critical of pubbies in general or Bush in particular. The rest of the article was dead on, IMHO.