A Fine Romance

Jack Straw and Condoleeza Rice are currently in Iraq pressuring Iraqi leaders to form a unity government.

On the flight to Iraq, it seems forien diplomacy was already in full swing when Rice gave up her bed to the English gentleman and slept outside in the corridor.

In the face of growing criticism of the US led war and the deteriorating situation in Iraq, the trip has served as a symbol of the close and intimate relationship between the two Western powers. As two high profile representatives of these two countries, it is reassuring to see that that intimacy is not just public window dressing.

Apparently the two countries policies are so in sync that:

"by the end of trip, [Rice and Straw] would sometimes finish each other's sentences and even had begun to rub off on each other."

See, that's the real secret to successful American foreign policy - rubbing off on other countries.