SEOUL -- Whatever their personal opinions about U.S. President George W. Bush may be, supporters and foes must agree that his foreign policy has not received good grades in European capitals.
In a matter of weeks, Bush succeeded in snubbing the European allies on several occasions. The most serious provocations in the eyes of the Europeans have been Washington's decision to renounce the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, its propensity for picking fights with the Russians, and its Korean policy.
Europeans have supported South Korean President Kim Dae Jung's Sunshine Policy from the beginning. This cannot be said of the Bush administration, however, which can be called the gravedigger of the conciliatory process.