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Saturday, July 24, 2004

Javier Solana in Jerusalem

To: letters@nytimes.com
Re: Europe Asserts role in Middle East, A4/
EU insists on having role in Mideast peace process

Tiny story, big implications. US foreign policy is paralyzed by isolation and the stress of two wars, but life goes on. Decisions that will have global consequences are still being made. But the US is no longer even part of the conversation.

(Note: Although I read this first in today's New York Times, it is not in their online edition--it's an AP story--so I've linked to the International Herald Tribune's version.)