He's run a foreign policy of not caring what other countries think for over 7 years now. Why the sudden change?
He's ran foreign policy about like Jimmy Carter did. The difference is most Republicants won't protest it because of the stinking good of the party loyalty. The kind of loyalty Bush used to surround himself with Idiots for advisers. He couldn't even do Iraq right. Why? Because it might offend someone. Sheesh the man is a wimp just like his Poppy.
That’s just lib propaganda. Give me an example.
To me, the North Korea thing is the best counter-example. Bush wanted multi-lateral talks, while the Dems insisted on one-on-one talks. Eventually, Bush got his way, and recently the success of that policy was demonstrated when NK tore down the cooling tower on their nuke installation.
How is that a policy of not caring what other nations thought? Insisting that other nations become involved in the process certainly does not fit that category.
The same strategy is being played out on Iran. Bush has resisted the Dems’ call for one-on-one talks directly with Iran. He has encouraged the Europeans to negotiate with Iran, while he plays the bad cop. It hasn’t worked, but I don’t think one-on-one talks would work either, nor do I see how his policy can be characterized as a “go it alone” policy. If anything, it is the Dems who want a go-it-alone policy, with their insistance on one-on-one talks.