On Jan 2, 2008, at 9:13 AM, Dwayne Monroe wrote:
> The EU's failure to derail War Plan Iraq is not evidence of Europe's
> inability to "do what it wants". It's an example of Washington's
> refusal to listen to counsel. These are two different things.
It could be that, despite all their occasional huffing and puffing, that the European elite is happy to stand aside and have the U.S. act as the world's tough guy. They get the global hierarchy enforced, yet get the opportunity to seem all high-minded. Canada too.
Doug