Rather, the message was to say, he faces a global coalition led by both his former patrons - the Soviets - and the Americans.
Already, Romania has joined the global coalition against terror.
But now the Bush administration wants at least a truce to preserve its global coalition against terrorism.
Today more than 90 nations are joined in a global coalition to defeat terror.
Is it realistic that president Medvedev could play a leading role in the global anti-drug coalition?
For our efforts in Iraq to succeed, the president must continue to consult with Congress and work hard to build a global coalition.
That could take many years and many billions of dollars, which is another reason we must build a global coalition.
But the global coalition arrayed against him in the gulf war has been badly frayed.
The benefit of forming a global coalition means the industry can focus on one major, common and achievable objective at a time.
Confidence-building measures are required if a new global coalition of fair traders is to be brought about.