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Rebuilding Iraq - US diplomats work with Germany and Russia
Edited Buried deep within the usual, "the sky is falling and it's all George Bush's fault" was this little golden nugget.Now, Bush officials are weighing ways to undo the damage. Overtures are being made to France, Germany, and Russia as U.S. diplomats look for areas of agreement. One way to smooth differences will be to offer trade concessions and a stake in Iraqi reconstruction for some of the war holdouts. Administration officials "clearly don't want to make [rebuilding] a unilateral effort," says Richard H. Solomon, president of the U.S. Institute of Peace. Ha ha...notice there is no mention of France. That Russia and Germany have decided to come back to eat at the table, is a very good sign. It says much about the expected outcome of the war and anticipated future relations with our fair-weather friends. Posted by: Becky 2003-03-31 |
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