Such a statement should have been made only after discussions with the allies and partners. This is after all a coalition government being run with outside support.

And after Mr. Stephanopoulos made the statement, he had a series ofdiscussions ... not just with Mr. [Paul] Begala, but with Rahm Emanuel, Ann Lewis, Mike McCurry and yes, Sid Blumenthal, ... Begala, [James] Carville, all of them were in contact with each other ... a flurry of communications over Mr. Stephanopoulos' statement. We've asked to depose these people. And not unexpectedly, the government has yet ... once again ... come in to try to block the depositions.

Technology is miniaturizing the globe, binding our destiny ever more closely to that of our allies and economic partners around the world.

complicated by insults to our allies, the indifference to the views of partners in the region, and the general disdain for the United Nations and international organizations that the administration still finds difficult to conceal.

There is only one thing worse than fighting with allies, and that is fighting without them

Those who leave one halfway through the journey are the ones finding business in relationship rather building relationship to promote business on ethical ground.