it's on sale at the chautauqua bookstore.nd basically the point bob was trying to make was, actually bob and i were living in brussels at the same time because his wife at the time was my debut. i was ambassador to nato and she succeeded as ambassador to nato. she's a tremendous diplomatic so we're living there and the big issue of 2002 and 2003 was the united states was acting in a very martial way. by the way i supported the invasion of afghanistan and supported the invasion of iraq in those years. and we were acting in a very aggressive way to go after al qaeda and the terrorists and saddam hussein. the europeans were counseling restraint and patience and pull back and don't hit so many people, that kind of fate. i was in the middle of that debate defending president bush as us happy to do. and bob wrote this book and it does point to the different culturally. we have so much military power. it's a very available resource to stick the europeans no longer have the capacity to act militarily, except with us in a. and so they

you fly the flag of the united nations to chautauqua. the represent international institutions like the world bank and international monetary fund. and i think people who work for nonprofit organizations who are dedicated to combating poverty, who want to promote economic development, who are promoting health care, or trying to promote peace, i think they are diplomats, too. so in that vein think of bill and melinda gates, and the enormously positive impact those two people and their foundation having on the fight against hiv/aids, the fight against malaria, the fight against to eradicate polio, which is nearly complete come on the three countries in the world where poli exists these days. think of a champion figure skater mischel kwon. you saw in the 11th. she has joined the state department part-time, as has cal ripken, former great baltimore oriole shortstop. so diplomacy today is far more diverse and inclusive as an enterprise than it was 100 years ago. and traditional diplomacy, of course, is the oxford english diction would say thi

it's on sale at the chautauqua bookstore. basically the point that bob was trying to make -- and actually, bob and i were living in brussels at the same time because his wife, victoria, at that time was my deputy. i was the ambassador of nato. she succeeded me as ambassador of nato. she's a tremendous diplomat. so we're living there. and the big issue of 2002 and 2003 was the united states was acting in a marshal way. i supported the invasion of afghanistan and of iraq in those years. and we were acting in a very aggressive way to go after kithe and the terrorists and saddam hussein. and the ureps were counseling restraint and -- europeans were counseling restraints and pull back and don't hit so many people. that kind of debate. i was in the middle of that debate defending president bush, as i was happy to do. and bob wrote this book. and it does point to this difference culturally. we have so much military power. it's a very available resource to us. the europeans no longer have the capacity to act militarily, except with u

it's for sale at the chautauqua bookstore.asically the point pope is trying to make an bob and i were living in brussels at the same time because his wife victoria nuland at that time was my deputy. she is a tremendous diplomat so we are living there in the big issue of 2002 and 2003 with united states was acting in a marshall plan by the way i supported the invasion of afghanistan i supported the invasion of iraq. we were acting in a very aggressive way to go after al qaeda and the terrorists. the europeans were counseling restraint and patience and pull back and don't hit so many people in that kind of debate and i was them the middle of the debate defending president bush's i was happy to do. bob wrote this book and it does point to this difference culturally. we have so much military power that's a very available resource to us. the europeans don't longer have the capacity to act militarily except with us in nato and so they tend to accentuate their comparative advantage negotiations diplomacy economic assistance and frank