I think the point has been made, Cerek, that most of us understand this is politics as usual. Just look at Israel/Palestine. Every suicide bombing or retailiatory air strike that gets reported in the news begins or ends with a lineup of who condemned it and who supported it: "In response, the UN said.... The U.S. said.... The E.U. said...." It's the world we live in. I mean, crikey, how many countries are pulling for Kerry to win? [img]graemlins/1ponder.gif[/img] To hear Kerry tell it, most of Europe.