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Politics : Don't Blame Me, I Voted For Kerry

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To: tonto who wrote (58118)2/24/2005 10:14:11 AM
From: ChinuSFORead Replies (3) of 81568
 
Europe more willing to go own way
Some see an 'a la carte' partnership with U.S.
ANALYSIS
By Glenn Kessler
Updated: 10:04 p.m. ET Feb. 23, 2005

Two years ago, as the United States prepared to invade Iraq, much of the opposition in Europe focused on the need to restrain the American "hyperpower" from running roughshod over international norms.

But as President Bush nears the end of his goodwill tour of Europe this week, it is increasingly clear the attitude has shifted. With the United States pinned down in Iraq, where the continued deployment of nearly 150,000 troops has severely strained the U.S. military, European leaders no longer expect further military expeditions in Bush's second term. And so they have been gracious -- but assertive, thus reflecting how far the United States has fallen from "hyperpower" status -- a term coined about America by French Foreign Minister Hubert Vedrine.

..read the rest at msnbc.msn.com

My comment:
So much for the Bush foreign policy successes. His current visit o Europe is nothing but hollow rhetoric. He has indeed succeeded in taking the US down the precipice.
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