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To: Sig who wrote (109732)	8/3/2003 9:52:22 PM
From: GST	Respond to of 281500

"If you cant trust George, trust the system that put him in office and will remove him if required." Yes, I do trust that system to get rid of weak Presidents and bad policy. I believe the US needs to stand up and take the lead. I believe the US needs to develop forward looking policy. I believe actions speak louder than words. But we have not done any of these things. We are not leading anybody. Our actions do not help when they are guided by bad policy. We are not leading. Unilateralism isolates us and undermines our leadership role as well as undermining the international institutions we need to build to effect our leadership. "Regime change" is not a forward-looking policy framework -- it is an indulgence of power over wisdom. Our actions are misguided at best and betray the dark side of being a "superpower". The US is now weaker than when Bush became President and I regret that deeply. Building requires strength and patience. Destroying is easy. Much has been destroyed. Nothing has been built.