.. and perhaps the Climate Change Conference achieved as much as was possible
A BBC account of the UK Government view of the Conference suggests the Conference pushed the US about as much as it could be pushed at the moment. The US almost walked away from any involvement at this time.
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Perhaps you should do a little more research on global warming as presented by the news and the UN. Without effort I found creditable sources refuting global warming theories that are based on the most quoted computer models.
Try http://www.friendsofscience.org and
http://www.oism.org/pproject/index.htm
In the OISM site, you find a petition signed by more than 17000 scientists refuting the global warming theory.
The US deserves praise for our reticence in jumping feet first into a fire.
…and Mr Martin got sorta slapped back by the Bush Admin saying they didn’t want to be “used” in election position jockeying.. like Bush is just such a straight shooter. (then again his administration wants us to think so)