...no one. the "serious consequences" and lasting damage of U.S. policies and approaches" is cumulative ??? the newsweek snafu just piled on an already disenchanted world. it also not something that rice or hughes can smile us out of; the rest of the world is more skeptical of our politicians than we are. this is borne out by this statement @ http://www.suntimes.com/output/pincus/cst-fin-pincus