The Afghanistan campaign is being fought under the auspices of NATO*.
60,000 troops from 39 countries other than America took part in the early stages of the Iraq war.
In negotiations with North Korea, America has continued the six party framework with China, Japan, Russia and South Korea.
Negotiations with Iran were handed over to the 'E3' of Britain, France and Germany.
In pursuing peace in the Middle East the US is part of The Quartet which also includes Russia, the EU and the UN.
George W Bush has rebuffed suggestions from John McCain that Russia be expelled from the G8, preferring continuing engagement.
On Darfur the White House has consistently deferred to the African Union and the United Nations.
On climate change the US formed a pact with five other nations - including China and India - to develop clean technologies.
Congratulations to the Wall Street Journal
for pointing out all of the facts above. Another myth about Bush is
that he's carried out a neocon foreign policy. As I wrote for The Times,
last November, there's not much that's been consistent in Bush's
foreign policy. We've had something like neoconservatism in Iraq but
we've seen realpolitik towards Pakistan, conventional multilateralism
in dealings with Iran and blatant appeasement when it comes to Saudi
Arabia. But the WSJ and I probably shouldn't have bothered. Some
myths are impervious to reason.
* It is not President Bush's fault that with the exception of Britain, Canada and the Netherlands no other NATO member is really willing to fight.
