On the other hand , Mr. Wilkerson says that Mr. Powell won crucial policy battles in making sure that the issue of Iraq was taken to the United Nations and in battling Mr. Rumsfeld and Mr. Cheney for the cause of improving relations with Europe , encouraging negotiations with North Korea and Iraq , and avoiding confrontations with Russia and China .
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