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To: tejek who wrote (168106)	4/19/2003 2:19:31 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574664

The others chose not to do what the dominant party wanted and the dominant party took its marbles and went home. They are trying to control our actions a lot more then we are trying to control theirs. We don't insist on UN approval every time France wants to throw its military around in Africa or elsewhere (genrally with less concern for innocent civilians and human rights then that displayed by American forces). We didn't try to insist that France join us against Saddam. We just said what we were going to do, asked for support, didn't get it, and so did it without the support. France also does what it wants without UN approval, it just usually doesn't bother to ask. Not at all........a strong foreign policy is one where there is consensus and nations working towards a common goal. When there is a common goal and a shared vision on how to achieve it. But if you don't do anything that you can't get consensus on you have a weak foreign policy. Tim