For all Bush’s talk about how he doesn’t worry what other nations think when he acts to “defend America,” the president sure seems to be worried about the sensibilities of the so-called “Coalition of the Willing.” Whenever Kerry criticizes the pre-war coalition, Bush’s standard response has been, “Why are you denigrating the contributions of our allies”?
I’m not sure why Kerry has had such a difficult time countering this; the response should be short and sweet:
“Yes, I appreciate the contribution that foreign soldiers have made; the problem is there’s simply not enough of them.”
Kerry’s responses have been getting better lately, but he’s still got room for improvement.