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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: frankw1900 who wrote (112827)8/26/2003 7:50:18 AM
From: GST  Read Replies (1) of 281500
 
Perhaps you do not grasp the significance of unilateralism as a foreign policy framework. France, Russia, Germany and China did not oppose taking action in Iraq. The nature of potential UN actions was up for debate. But the opportunity to resolve the outstanding UN SC Resolution issues in Iraq was never the central problem. Unilateralism as the cornerstone of US policy was and is the central problem that our allies have with us now and had with us then, and this is what killed US progress through the UN -- not France. Using France as a smokescreen only works with people who are looking for a non-American scapegoat and to sidestep the real issue. So long as we have a unilateralist policy framework, we are isolated and on our own. Being on our own does not serve us well and is entirely unnecessary. It is an ideological luxury that gratifies a handful of people who put their ideology ahead of our national security.
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