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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (26025)	1/24/2004 4:21:13 AM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 793897

An Indifferent Washington Shrugs I hope when we get into the election that Bush lays out what is really going on. The French are acting like enemies. All this conversation about "losing our allies" and "getting UN support" is really them. The Admin needs to make this clear, and quit letting the left get away with claiming it is all the world.

To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (26025)	1/24/2004 9:56:07 AM
From: gamesmistress	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793897

Francis Fukuyama, the Johns Hopkins historian and author of the famous essay "The End of History," explains: "Generally, the American people just don't care, whatever the ritualistic mention of America's alienation from the rest of the world. I even doubt this gets much traction even with the base of the Democratic Party." This is true. The idea that the US should follow "Europe's" (or any other country's) lead is ludicrous to most American people. If we happen to agree with "Europe" (meaning in this context, I suppose, the French and German governments), fine, we'll work together. If not, we'll "agree to disagree" and do what we think is best. Our Presidents answer to us, not other countries' rulers. Bush gets this. I don't know if any of the Democratic candidates do.