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To: Nadine Carroll who wrote (117164)	5/30/2005 2:41:22 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793622

So why didn't the question come up on Charlie Rose? I didn't see the show so I can't know. But maybe the scope of the interview was the impact on Newsweek, in which case there would be no question on the price of tea in China. Or maybe they ran out of time before he got to that question. It's hard to infer anything from the absence of something. they seem to define America's interests chiefly as the good opinion of the rest of Smartland, which is what I think they mean when they wail about how America has sunk in 'international opinion'. I'll skip the Smartland aspersion and go right to the substance, the interest in international opinion. It is unusual if not a mistake to not be interested in international opinion. We all look to our peers and partners and to established practices all the time to gauge how we're doing. Some of us may choose to strike out on a different course, outside the mainstream, but we do so at some risk. And even then, we still monitor what others are saying about our course and take steps to soothe ruffled feathers to at least some extent. This is normal human behavior. It takes a bold, confident person to totally ignore what others say. Few of us are so bold or so confident. And it is only natural that some members of the family will fret on our behalf over how others are reacting and maybe meddle with some back-door fence mending to try to soften our expected fall. One really gets the impression that they regard American sovreignty as a dangerous thing that needs muzzling. It IS more dangerous to go it alone. Recognizing that there's safety in numbers and comfort in moral support is not ceding sovereignty. They either are less comfortable with being out there alone or have not been persuaded that the course being taken is a wise one. I have yet to see any serious attempt to persuade them.