From the Horse's Mouth

"We know we can't count on the French. We know we can't count on the Russians. We know that Iraq is a danger to the United States, and we reserve the right to take pre-emptive action whenever we feel it's in our national interest."

John F Kerry, From 1997 Crossfire Interview

This is from the same man who criticizes Bush for not getting the French and Russians involved in the current Iraq war!