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BAGHDAD, Iraq — France gave Saddam Hussein (search)'s regime regular reports on its dealings with American officials, documents unearthed in the wreckage of the Iraqi foreign ministry have revealed.

The first Iraqi files to emerge documenting French help for the regime show that Paris shared with Baghdad the contents of private transatlantic meetings and diplomatic traffic from Washington. ...............http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,85274,00.html

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crewsor

And we call them allies? With friends like that who needs enemas?

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reconmike

my thoughts exactly, we as americans have very few true friends as countries in the world.

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sixate

I already knew that France wasn't on our side.

I think you knew that too poster once known as.

Daval

France certainly hasnt been acting as an ally, they seem to be trying to undermine the US.

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Pacifier

yeah, everyone is against you, for no reason...
with friends like the USA who needs a dictator...

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— Albert Einstein

reconmike

France and Germany are both jokes, nahhh neither one had a hiden agenda for trying to stop this war.

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SaltPork

France is a thorn in the side of the US and the UK. The fact that France and Germany are best buds now is quite funny to me. It'll make it easier for Germany to invade them again...for at least the third time.

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It was like that when I got here....I swear.

Nad Adam

Who could have known.

Besides, if this is true then the US should have know about ti before. They bugged the french diplomatic rooms didn't they?

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Pacifier

We should we do such things? we are not threatening our allies

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"It seems to me that the idea of a personal God is an anthropological concept which I cannot take seriously. I also cannot imagine some will or goal outside the human sphere. Science has been charged with undermining morality, but the charge is unjust. A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death
— Albert Einstein

maximusveritas

frenik

It's my opinion that no country has real allies. Countries are out for their own good, allies are simply uneasy acquaintances who will not hesitate to shoot you in the back if there is something to be gained from it.

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Easytiger

So what do the UK and Australia have to take from the US and when are they planning to shoot it in the back?

frenik

Protection, economy. America is a massive force in the world, not many countries would attack a US ally if they knew the US would come to help.

As for shooting in the back, I don't know. These types of things generally happen when it's convenient for the countries involved, right now I can't see any situations developing that the UK or Australia could (or would be willing to) use to their advantage that would disadvantage America. I say "would be willing to" because the protection factor is so great that they don't want to fuck it up. It could take decades before the timing is right to turn. Or maybe they never will. It depends on what is advantageous to them.

But even the countries we're a little miffed at would still get our protection in the case of invasion, if it's in our interest.

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