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2003-05-04 Europe

France, Germany Concerned About Iraq Force Plan

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-05-04 01:20 pm|| || Front Page|| [12 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Talking about the UN and "what it does best" is misleading. It's really about where the UN may do the least evil. In reality the UN should be abolished.

Posted by Kalle (kafir forever) 2003-05-04 13:52:26|| [radio.weblogs.com/0103811/categories/currentevents/] 2003-05-04 13:52:26|| Front Page Top

#2 many countries ..were concerned about the legal underpinnings
Jeesh...give it UP, Villepin, that tack didn't work, hasn't worked and won't work. You know the ol' saying, if it ain't broke... well, that saying only works if it ain't broke. Give it UP! Time to cut your losses and move on.

Posted by Becky 2003-05-04 15:01:29|| 2003-05-04 15:01:29|| Front Page Top

#3 It's really too bad. I'm guessing that it will take a year, at least, maybe two, to work out the "legal underpinnings" so that the French could participate. I think Colin Powell so send someone ("Marvin" would be fine in this job) to Europe sometime in, oh, September to meet with de Villepin and hear his views. I'm sure that with protracted negotiations something could be done. We'd at least get a statement of agreed concerns.

Posted by Steve White 2003-05-04 19:31:36|| 2003-05-04 19:31:36|| Front Page Top

#4 Man, Steve - you're bureaucratically vicious - I like that

Posted by Frank G 2003-05-04 20:37:21|| 2003-05-04 20:37:21|| Front Page Top

#5 It's about time that we started to recognize what a good friend that we have in Poland. They are taking much grief in the EU for sticking by us.

Posted by Anonymous 2003-05-04 21:25:45|| 2003-05-04 21:25:45|| Front Page Top

#6 As for Germany, it's impossible for us to send troops anywhere outside NATO territory except by request and leadership of the United Nations. The constitution says so and that article was certainly put there for good reason given Germany's history.
France may not need the legal framework of the UN but Germany certainly does.

Posted by True German Ally 2003-05-04 22:06:25|| 2003-05-04 22:06:25|| Front Page Top

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