[Risa]

>>wasn't it this President who spent months trying to empower the U.N., <<

Haha. His strategy in courting U.N. approval was brilliant.
He knew well France would never go along. Yet, by playing the game in courting U.N. approval, he was able to show the U.N. for the irrelevant org. that it is, and he was able to show France for the enemy it is, and has been for the past two decades. It was a brilliant maneuver.

>>isn't he offering Russia and France a role in rebuilding Iraq<<

Don't underestimate George Bush--he's a wizard with stratgey and he knows what he is doing. Just wait and see.

Do you really think that he, as the leader of the free world can indiscriminately do whatever you wish? No, He cannot. It takes sophisticated diplomacy to run this country--you should be happy he is doing a good job, instead of worrying about whether he is toeing YOUR line, imo.


risa

[Republican_Strategist]

Bush is no wizard of strategy. Anyone with even half a brain knew France was not going along with it. Remember back in fall of 2002 - Russia was signing a $40 billion dollar economic deal with Saddam. Bush still waited months trying to get the U.N. to go along with it. Just because his long, tiresome plea for the U.N. to give us permission failed - does not mean he is some genius.