Diplomatic sources say that Tokyo and several Western European capitals privately want Bush to reject the treaty because it would allow them to continue making greener-than-thou speeches blasting the United States without fearing stringent standards that could seriously disturb their economies. In fact, NEWSWEEK has learned that one European government that condemns the U.S. position in public has quietly urged the White House not to cave in. A possible exception: Germany, which wants a strict treaty partly because it can meet emission targets at little cost by closing inefficient former East German factories.
