All that practice in surrendering really pays off...

Bush to France -- Go to Hell.

The Bush administration, incensed by France's demands for greater U.N. oversight in Iraq, is working to isolate France and win a majority at the U.N. Security Council for the U.S. approach, administration officials said Thursday.

Last winter, in the face of a threat by France to wield its veto power, the United States tried to line up nine of the 15 Security Council votes to pass a resolution authorizing the use of force to overthrow Saddam Hussein. American officials said that if they had won the votes, France might have abandoned its veto threat.

The big difference this time is that even French officials say France will not veto a new resolution.

"Powell is upset about the French, but the fact is they are not in a combative mood on this," a senior European diplomat said.

You mean the French aren't going to attempt to prove their "superiority" to the United States this time around? I'll believe it when I see it.

via (Right Thinking)