All I can say is I'm glad we didn't do it. It's bad enough when you disagree with the U.S.
leaders. Your labeled anti-american, or bad allies or bad neighbours.
If this was an omission due to some childish tantrum to get back at the Americans, it indeed was stupid and dishonourable. There seems to be a lot of this type of thing going around in the world today. Perhaps it was one person or small group of people trying to make a statement. And if it's one thing the U.S. has taught the rest of the world is to make a statement. Make yourself heard, Stand up for what you beleive in...it doesn't mater if your wrong, it's what you believe in that counts.