Leading US Congresswoman Criticizes Bush's Foreign Policy

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Leading US Congresswoman Criticizes Bush's Foreign Policy

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US House of Representatives Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has issued a broad critique of the Bush administration's foreign policy, restating her opposition to an attack against Iraq, the Washington Post reported Saturday.

"I do not believe that going to war now is the best way to rid Iraq of weapons of mass destruction," Pelosi said in a speech before the House Council on Foreign Relations on Friday.

"Before going to war we must exhaust all alternatives, such as the continuation of inspections, diplomacy and the leverage provided by the threat of military action," said Pelosi, a Democrat from California.

In her first major foreign policy address as a Democratic leader, Pelosi said President George W. Bush has wasted the goodwill the United States received after Sept. 11, 2001.

"We cannot turn away from the network of alliances and international organizations that we have helped build," she said.

Pelosi cited the administration's positions on the Biological Weapons Convention and the Kyoto Treaty on global warming as missed opportunities.

"None of us argues that the United States should sign on to every international agreement, regardless of whether it serves ournational interest," she said. "But, if agreements address our collective needs, instead of opting out, we should work with the international community."

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