If he's playing to win domestically as well as abroad, that date better be before the election. Time to snap everybody's attention back to what's important: getting rid of the terrorist scum. We all know it's gonna happen sooner or later, might as well use it to its fullest advantage. I would.
I think Morris is right, too. Bush should stop wasting time appeasing France and other countries that don't like us much. European countries are ticked at us over tax harmonization, for one thing.