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Other countries aren't mad, they're just jealous because we're the world's lone superpower; that and we are one of the freeest (spelling?) contries in the world. Bush's foreign policy decisions in my mind have been perfect. We did not, and let me stress, did NOT need UN support to go to war with Iraq. We don't need a "permission slip" from France and Russia to do something that is in OUR interest. France has never had a problem with Iraq so that's why they were against the war; they had nothing to gain or nothing to lose. Same with every other country that opposed us.
We are currently in Iraq right now with a 27-member coalition, so we are not their alone. We do have friends, and we do have supporters. And just because we may have been best friends with France in the past doesnt mean we have to be bosom buddies with them now; people change, governments change, alliances change.
Bush has simply looked out for the American people by promoting our national interest. 9/11 did not occur in France, it happened here. If you are pissed off at Bush for our "world image", I think that's pretty sad. Who cares what other countries think of us? They just want what we have, and that is power. It drives international relations today as it has always done in the past.
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