"When the truth is finally known, I bet we will find out that France pulled a fast one on us. They promised 5,000 troops so the US would co-sponsor and approve the ceasefire resolution. Once the ceasefire was approved, they then backed out of their commitment."
No doubt you are right and now feckless Condi is too embarrassed to admit that she let this administration get snookered by Chirac in a Middle East crisis - for the second time, so she must spin the results of this fiasco, that by her own objectives was NOT supposed to leave the "status quo ante" in place.
It is time for Bush to give the Sec of State job to Bolton.