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Originally posted by hannukah harry
because germany and france were obviously supporting terrorists.
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Bush's words were not directed at France and Germany. They were directed at the terrorists and the nations who support(ed) them (Iran, Afghanistan, Iraq--yeah yeah Iraq wasn't tied to Al Qaeda but they sure as shit supported terrorism, Syria, Libya, etc). Since Hussein allowed terrorist training camps to function within his borders and he paid the families of suicide bombers he supported terrorism. Helping him to remain in power and selling him arms does constitute supporting terrorism in my eyes. Those who group France and Germany into this "With us or against us" stand are way off however. Have we declared war on them? Have we broken diplomatic contact with them? Stopped trading with them? Stopped working with them in countless other areas? Expelled their diplomats? No, of course not and they haven't done any of that to us.
Anytime an "ally" opposes another on the world stage there is going to be bad blood for a while. That's politics. But France Germany and the US have far more similar goals than they have opposing ones.