[Antoninus]

Draw what conclusions you like, I didn't see where she implied where the US was in that condition.

She didn't. And if I had to guess, I'll bet she did single out some areas of the world which were more affected. This was most likely excised by the Reuters editor so that the article could serve their purpose.

And note that I wasn't the only one who drew that conclusion. This article, written as it is by Reuters primarily for an audience of liberal Americans and, coincidentally, featuring the Prime Minister Koizumi is meant to be fodder for the "It's America's fault for not signing Kyoto" crowd. Do you disagree?

I am fully aware that serious environmental degradation is occurring in many places around the world--very few of which are in North America. But I think we can agree that the US signing the Kyoto accord will have little to no impact on what happens in, say, China, India, Brazil, or the Philipines.

[goarmy]

"...featuring the Prime Minister Koizumi is meant to be fodder for the "It's America's fault for not signing Kyoto" crowd. Do you disagree?"

Not at all.