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Originally posted by Ironcarrot
LOL.
OK, but the question remains, a political power questions the Bush administration and is bashed on an international level.
The US did not meet them on a world wide political forum and present a convincing argument dispite influencing the weaker nations, Mexico, Turkey, England etc. But ignored all political avenues and issued thinly vieled insults with there routes in an occupied nation.
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France attempted, unsuccessfully to start an international power struggle - I assume trying to restore some place for themselves other than the basement. They attempted to bully other nations in Europe to stand with them - sorry, but things didn't work out the way they wanted. I can give my views on why they didn't want anyone going into Iraq other than the UN or something of the like that wouldn't upset their apple cart, but I'msure you are aware of them by now. The apples spilled. We met the world on and in an international forum - the UN - the UN passed toothless resolutions and wimped out on enforcing them - I would imagine that France assumed that once the UN demonstarated once again that it has no balls the matter would be over and they could resume their dealing with Hussein. We are now at perhaps Plan B or maybe C. Noticed today that Both France and Germany want to talk about debt - now that they know they aren't going to get paid. If what happened in Iraq was a "thinly veiled threat", I'd hate to see what the results of all out pissed off would be.
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