Abstract
The foreign policy of president George W. Bush's first term has been characterized by his black/white unilaterilist view of the world. This has damaged America's image abroad immensely and hobbled the ability of the U.S. to achieve key foreign policy goals. This paper examines that unfortunate phenomenon and considers the multilaterist approach advocated by Secretary of State Powell in dealing with Iraq to be a possible turning point for American foreign policy that would be missed if the U.S. unilaterally invades the country without U.N. or allied backing.