Rumsfeld has a bit of "foot in mouth" disease for sure, and Bush could have approached this differently, but so could everyone. Chirac is nothing but diplomacy in action? The Russians and Chinese tread delicately?
I think Bush gets a bad rep because he is in a position to act with or without the permission of others. I'm not saying it's a good thing, but the fact that he "could do" this or that in the future if left to "run wild" is very much held against him regarding the issue at hand despite the fact that most who oppose him say "if and could" scenarios shouldn't be counted against Saddam.
Before the world gets in too much of an uproar, lets remember Bush could be gone in '05. I think he'll get to hang around until '09 though.
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