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Originally Posted by aliali
I know that politics change, as do leaders, but do France and Germany really have our back?
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When push comes to shove I think they do, and vice-versa. Germany in fact is already quietly helping out in Iraq by allowing the US both a staging point and a emergency medical center where the US is taking its war casualties. Many European countries are also assisting in the training of Iraqi soldiers, outside of Iraq. Eastern Europe was a hugely important staging point at the onset of the war.
I think that, in private, the political leaders of Europe back this 'war on terror' just about to a country. The sensitive issue is how portray this support to its citizens. They do not want 100,000 anti-war protesters rioting in the streets. There is an enormous amount of quiet, low key diplomacy going on out of sight of the TV cameras and journalists. Everyone is aware of the growing problem, and steps are being taken, albeit quietly. The next step is to work on the
public side of European-US relations.