Americans, on the one hand, are pretty pro-EU. They want the EU to get strong. They want it to be a partner. They feel overextended. |
If you are part of the Bush foreign policy team you have got to be disappointed by these numbers. Despite the president's charm offensive in Europe, he has got almost no bounce from his efforts over the past year. |
Until this open wound is cauterized and healed, European public opinion will stay where it is. |