At present the British government's stance is out of step with international opinion.
"You should not see this as a game the president is playing to influence international opinion," he said.
It looks funny when they try to play the same trick on the international public opinion.
In a sense, he has already won, at least in the court of international public opinion.
But that is not likely to matter much in the court of international opinion.
Washington has often stood alone with Israel in the face of international opinion.
His comments had a major effect on the international opinion of the war.
But for the most part they also have been sensitive to international opinion.
The war in Congo still receives far too little attention from international opinion.
The Americans, then as now, appealed to international public opinion.