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To: stockman_scott who wrote (112652)	8/25/2003 5:07:19 AM
From: GST	Respond to of 281500

<During the Iraqi war preparations, Rumsfeld insulted allies with such phrases as "the old Europe." In Germany, he followed up with public praise for Romania and Albania's help in Afghanistan, but none for Germany's leading role. Powell needs to be in charge of diplomacy, untroubled by an out-of-control defense secretary.> Unilateralism, and its chief proponents, have severely damaged our ability to maintain our alliances and to play a leading role in international affairs. We need allies more than ever, but the unilateralists cannot stand that thought, preferring to cling to their own vision of the US as the world's controlling superpower, retaining the right to do as we please anywhere, anytime to anyone and then declare "you're either with us or you're against us". This foreign policy stance is a disaster.