Bush Continues to Baffle Me

I am having a hard time figuring out exactly what Bush is up to when it comes to diplomacy. On the one hand, he seems to be taking exciting steps towards moderate politics. On the other hand, he slapped the international community in its proverbial face.

Now, I am really glad Bush is talking to Europe. This is a big step for him. However, it's such an about-face that I can't help but be suspicious. Doing any reading about the issue, you'll find a definite grey area:

the Europeans had in turn agreed to take the nuclear issue to the United Nations Security Council if negotiations fail.

Who will decide when negotiations have failed? The United States decided when UN weapons inspections had failed in this exact same scenario two years ago, which caused the rift that makes this coming-together of the US and Europe significant.

My feeling is that Bush's appointments speak louder than his psudo-diplomacy in terms of describing his intended foreign policy for the next four years.