America's half-heartedness and chronic failure to act.

And everyone else's . . . .

According to [David Cameron, U.K. Tory Party leader], what is required in these circumstances is ‘humility and patience’. But war has raged in Iraq because of an all-out attempt by al Qaeda, Iran, Syria and the Ba’ath remnant to prevent a free society being established. What was needed to deal with this was not ‘humility and patience’ but more troops, for heaven’s sake. The problem with the so-called defence of the west is not military action but the fact that it’s been so half-hearted. As for ‘patience’ over Iran— aka chronic failure by America to act, despite years of attacks and provocation — we’ve had that in spades. And look where it’s got us.

"Britain’s anti-Americons." By Melanie Phillips, 9/14/06.