The Washington Post has Sens. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) and Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) asking the President to work harder on building coalitions and support, both at home and abroad.
“I don’t understand why the president would not want all the congressional and international support he can get if, in fact, the last option is taking a nation to war,” Hagel said in an interview yesterday, a few hours after questioning Bush’s broader policy of preemption in a major foreign policy speech. “The allies want to have a say, and should have a say, in how we initiate this effort.”
The Administration rejected an alternative resolution put forward by the two Senators. WaPo says that a compromise resolution will be ready as early as today. The major sticking point seems to be the role of the UN: the Bush Administration does not want Congressional approval contingent on UN approval, moderates from both parties would rather see the President craft a coalition before military action. Bush, though, would like to have Congressional backing in his negotiations with China, France and Russia — any one of which could veto a UN resolution.
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