03-04-2003, 10:09 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-04-2003, 10:13 PM by Occhidiangela.)
. . . A French, or at least Frankinsh, hero. :) Even if some of our allies are not all that fired up to go and stack arses, many have been supportive. See Italians, Brits, et al.
Allies are always on their own side first, and then as much on your side as is convenient. The biggest exception to that rule that I have personally seen is the special relationship between London and Washington.
It really is no surprise that the French have taken the line they have at present, particularly as they have been trying to get sanctions lifted since about the mid 1990's, except for one thing: they voted for 1441. The Russian's are on their own side, and the Germans? Well, I have always wondered if some of their firms did in Iraq what they did in Lybia: presented the how of building, inside a mountain, chemical munitions. That would color how Schroeder plays his hand, I imagine.
Allies are always on their own side first, and then as much on your side as is convenient. The biggest exception to that rule that I have personally seen is the special relationship between London and Washington.
It really is no surprise that the French have taken the line they have at present, particularly as they have been trying to get sanctions lifted since about the mid 1990's, except for one thing: they voted for 1441. The Russian's are on their own side, and the Germans? Well, I have always wondered if some of their firms did in Iraq what they did in Lybia: presented the how of building, inside a mountain, chemical munitions. That would color how Schroeder plays his hand, I imagine.
Cry 'Havoc' and let slip the Men 'O War!
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete