2/21/2005 10:00:00 PM|||Toni|||Telegraph Opinion Mark Steyn

This is classic Steyn. But he did answer a question for me. I've been wondering why President Bush has been bothering with the dog and pony show to Europe when it's pretty obvious that nothing of substance has changed with these countries in their stance towards the U.S. But Mark Steyn the 'splainer of all that is confusing says:

International relations are like ex-girlfriends: if you're still deluding yourself you can get her back, every encounter will perforce be fraught and turbulent; once you realise that's never gonna happen, you can meet for a quick decaf latte every six – make that 10 – months and do the whole hey-isn't-it-terrific-the-way-we're-able-to-be-such-great-friends routine because you couldn't care less. You can even make a few pleasant noises about her new romance (the so-called European Constitution) secure in the knowledge he's a total loser.

There's more goodies about the Euro's and their lack of military might and what they have contributed to the fight in Afghanistan or should I say lack of?|||110904481304226469|||Atlanticist small talk is all that's left