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...mooning of George W. Bush by global-warming protesters in Goteborg, Sweden, last week was only the latest and most vulgar example of the criticism that has been heaped on the President since March, when he declared that the Kyoto agreement on climate change was dead. The Administration, otherwise disciplined and well scripted in its first few months, has been left dazed and confused by the outcry at home and especially abroad. It tried to recover its footing by touting a myriad of other worthy environmental initiatives. But the problem hasn't gone away. The President needs to come...
Bush is right in saying Kyoto has flaws. Chief among them: under the accord, the developing countries (including China and India), which will soon account for the majority of emissions, have no obligation to control emissions growth. Even Senate Democrats acknowledged that with a resolution that passed 95 to 0 in 1997 and declared the Senate unlikely to ratify any agreement that did not include meaningful participation by developing nations. European leaders are probably breathing easier because Bush, by stepping forward, relieved them of the need to take concrete actions at home, where resistance to higher gasoline prices has been...
...talks with North Korea, he contradicted his own Secretary of State and seemed dismissive of South Korea President Kim Dae Jung's Nobel Peace-prizewinning efforts at reconciliation with the North. Most of all, he infuriated allies across Europe by abruptly announcing that the U.S. would withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol on climate change. Bush had promised a "humble foreign policy," but as far as Europe was concerned, he delivered the opposite in his first months as President...
...Time: The Bush Administration has shown contempt for the Kyoto environment accord, the OECD effort to curb tax havens, the abm treaty and the biological weapons deal. Are there perils in this approach? Solana: It is impossible for the U.S. to abandon its responsibilities. I am sure it will continue to engage in a good tone with the Europeans. In the coming week these things will become clear...
...Time: But Europe does have real concerns about the U.S. stance on the abm treaty, for instance. Solana: We want to talk about all the questions related to deterrence in the 21st century. We have to talk about the Kyoto Protocol, that is very important for the Europeans. We have some questions pertaining to trade, European defense and security identity, but all those can be solved through dialogue. I'm sure we'll find a good wavelength to continue working together...