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Did Bill Clinton's administration also come off as arrogant across the pond?

No. Not particularly.

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I'm wondering why nobody complained that Clinton skipped the whole UN process on Kosovo because Russia promised a veto and instead went the NATO route. Is it simply because the cause was more univerally appealing? Was it because he wasn't a Republican? To be honest, I didn't even notice that we skipped the UN on this one. I just assumed Russia was mad that we were making all of their weapons (their main export) look like junk. But Russia was kind enough to provide our opponent with the only type of radar that can be used to shoot down a F117A stealth fighter. [shrugs]

As one comedian said, "The only time that Clinton cared about the U.N. is when it was bracketted by the C and the T." :P