| Behind the scenes, though, his aides were scrambling to put out a fire: countries that President Bush considers partners - China, Russia and India - were banding together to stymie an American and European effort to bring sanctions against Iran for its suspected nuclear weapons program.
Washington backed down, at least for now. But what may be more important is the unusual configuration of countries that broke with President Bush and that may prove troublesome in the future. |
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