It was Condo Rice who pressured Bush to lobby Texas and support the International Court.
Err, no.
“Bush said he disagreed with the international court’s conclusions, but agreed to comply with them. In a February 28, 2005, executive order, he said, “The United States will discharge its international obligations ... by having state courts give effect to the decision in accordance with general principles of comity in cases filed by the 51 Mexican nationals addressed in that decision.”
His call. And lets not forget, Rice works at the pleasure of the President. She’s nothing more than his State Dept rep / mouthpiece. If she were going off on her own initiative, she’d be fired pretty damn quick. This was Bush’s call and shame on him for it.