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To: GST who wrote (148150)	9/26/2002 6:00:41 PM
From: Oeconomicus	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 164684

Bully Pulpit U.S. Brinkmanship Worries Allies - But Seems to Work WSJ, 9/26/02, front page Excerpts: President Bush came to office promising a foreign policy based on "the humility of real greatness." But his dealings with the world have been anything but humble: He has confronted and bullied allies as well as adversaries on everything from missile defense to the Palestinians to Iraq. The strategy has provoked wide anxiety around the globe and drawn warnings that it could damage long-term American interests. When Mr. Bush declared that he was unilaterally pulling out of the [ABM] Treaty so the U.S. could build a missile defense, Russian President Vladimir Putin abandoned threats of a new arms race and started talking about cooperating. Since the White House decided over the summer to cut all relations with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and call for his replacement, Palestinian politicians have begun searching for new leaders more acceptable to the Americans. Brink of War Mr. Bush has dragged reluctant allies to the brink of a new war with Iraq, mainly by threatening to fight on his own. Allies were so worried that the president would try to depose [Hussein] by himself that they are acting almost greatful that he's decided, at least for the moment, to seek the same result by working with the [UN]. ... On Iraq, whether by design or by accident, in just a few weeks Mr. Bush has shifted his critics - both abroad and at home - from a position of "Don't go to war" to one of "Don't go to war alone." In good part that appears to be a reaction to the administration's early stance that it needed neither congressional nor UN authorization to go after Mr. Hussein. In this case, the brinkmanship was followed by a proffered compromise - consultation with both Congress and the UN - after critics slammed the White House. Still think the tough stands aren't part of a negotiating strategy?