Constance Rice wanted the US to withdraw from NATO prior to Bush's election.
One example of Bush's isolationism is his refusal to negotiate with North Korea even though
Powell said initially that Bush would pick up where Clinton left off.
Have a look at last Sunday's New York Times, Week In Review under Crossroads,
"The World Starts Getting in the Superpower's Way," by Marc D. Charney. There are articles
about our problems with China, North Korea, Palestine, Russia and the Balkans.
And in an article under The Economy, "A Slump that Won't Stay Home," by David E.
Sanger, there is mention of:
"The United States and the European Union are on the brink of a major trade and economic
conflict," said C. Fred Bergsten, the head of the Institute for International Economics in
Washington. Battles over beef, bananas, farm subsidies, telecommunications and
genetically modified foods all sound boring, but they represent a broader struggle over who sets the rules
at world trade. If the economic downturn goes global, those disputes become bitter---and
a moment for nations to erect walls."
Moreover, in a previous paragraph in Mr. Sanger's article, he says
"And yet what's curious in Washington these days is what is NOT happening: there is virtually
no talk of coordinated global solutions to what are clearly spreading economic troubles."
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