New Breeze Blowing Across the Pond ; Warming Trend Between U.S. And Europe Over Iraq
The Washington Times › March 01, 2005
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Could be a case of "been down so long it looks like up to me," but I felt a new and distinct breeze blowing though trans-Atlantic relations here, and for a change it is warm. I think there are two main reasons, one broadly understood in outline but perhaps not in detail, one not yet much appreciated at all.
The Bush administration has, of course, launched a charm offensive, first with the visit of Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to European capitals, then with the president's own trip, which began in Brussels - an important signal that Mr. Bush means to take Europe seriously as Europe, not just as a collection of countries in Europe among which the United States can pick and choose. He combined that gesture with a broad endorsement of European integration.See the full content of this document
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New Breeze Blowing Across the Pond ; Warming Trend Between U.S. And Europe Over Iraq
To the extent that suspicions of a favored administration course of "divide and conquer" linger, this trip may help dispel them - especially if Europeans manage to glean at last the essential operating characteristic ...
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