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Old 11-12-2004, 01:38 PM   #12 (permalink)
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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?
What do you mean with "have your back"? We did, and still do our part in Afghanistan and "enduring freedom"

We didn't agreed that Iraq was a legitimate target in the "war on terror" you still attacked, so it's your problem. AFAIK we still help the Iraq with training iraqi police forces (or we plan to do so, not sure). And, as powerclown said, german bases were used as a staging point. Which, if you are a nitpicker, violated our constitution.

So don't pretend that germany turn away completly from the USA, we disarge about some things, but we're not enemys.

Awfully lot of people seem to adapt to Bushs "either with us or against us" BS rethoric.
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