Recently heard a CNN talking head saying that the french and any other non committal (I am a canadian by the way) country will be on board when it matters.
The question was "why drag their feet"
the answer was "because they have to live much closer to iraq and do other business dealings/tradings then just oil" they do not want to be seen as part of the big bad pack of wolves.
Now there is something to this. Example. If Canada pissed off some country would the USA just automatically line up their weapons without being fully convinced? (go ahead and make canada jokes if you need to get that out of your system LMFO) No they would stand back and hope that Canada and whomever could work it out... at the last minute they would try to help protect land that is so close to them... not cause they love us... but because they have too.
Maybe some of what the french are thinking has to do with the usa taking over europe? just a thought.
On a separate note... I loved the USA's offer of a "safe haven" for Saddam and the promise to escort him there LOL "Come here little saddie... we can show you the way....."
Susanna
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