Forgive the man for looking pleased. By the time President George W. Bush arrived in Shanghai last week for the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit--that's the one that usually ends with a picture of leaders wearing identical silly shirts--he could feel delighted with five weeks of American diplomacy. After Sept. 11, many of those with whom Washington has had prickly relations melted like a cheerleader with a crush on the quarterback. Russia made a strategic choice to throw in its lot with the West. The government of Pakistan, a nuisance for a decade, acceded to pretty much all of Washington's demands....
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