Back on the campaign trail he talked about how he would deal with foreign issues particularly in regards to the situation in Iraq, "I'm not going to let my foreign policy be decided by Mr. al-Zawahiri.
By contrast, there is little question where foreign policy is now decided — in the Oval Office — and the absence of a San Andreas fault line has as much to do with clarity of authority as it does with personal vibes.
"To some degree, foreign policy is all about deciding in which direction you'd rather be wrong," Beinart wisely observes.
"There will not be an iota of change in Iranian foreign policies in Lebanon and Iraq, because these policies are decided under the auspices of the supreme leader by the experts in these fields," said Aziz Shahmohammadi, director of the English-language pro-government newspaper Iran Daily.
It turns out that Kiefer's disgust at American foreign policy is such that he has decided he will not go there again until Bush leaves the White House.
Frustration with the George Bush administration and its foreign policy had an impact on the record with Rhys claiming that he feels qualified to address the subject as United States foreign policy "effectively decides what the foreign policy is in the UK".
But then, Mr. Bush may have decided that too much talk about foreign policy is bad business.
"Foreign policy is economic policy," he said.
Foreign policy is shaky, too.
