Why in God's name would we want to re-empower the French in deciding the postwar settlement? Why would we want to grant them influence over the terms, the powers, the duration of an occupation bought at the price of American and British blood? France, Germany and Russia did everything they could to sabotage your policy before the war. Will they want to see it succeed after the war?
If we're going to negotiate terms, it should be with allies who helped us, who share our vision and our purposes. Not with France, Germany, Russia and China, which see us -- you -- as the threat, and whose singular purpose will be to subvert any victory.
There were wars and truces and treaties before the United Nations was created -- as there will be after its demise. No need to formally leave the organization, Mr. President. Just ignore it. Without us, it will wither away.
Krauthammer is so right, but Tony Blair continues to need the cover of the United Nations to keep in good standing with the Labor Party. George Bush agrees with Charles Krauthammer I'm sure, but right now he needs to keep the bargains that bound the coalition. I much better like the idea of private companies bidding on the re-building effort. And I want to see no part of the French there.
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