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Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated
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To: Lane3 who wrote (26721)1/29/2004 1:34:35 AM
From: D. Long   of 793928
 
Certainly correct. "Europe", ie France, Germany, and Russia - opposed us on Iraq for reasons of 1. financial interests, 2. conceited notions of "balancing the hyperpower". The very fact that they miscalculated the cost/benefit proves the point. The cost of opposition was higher. If Saddam Hussein would have been able to provide WMD to terrorists, as we feared he could do, the cost would have been very high indeed. And for what? Oil contracts and debt that the US in all likelihood would have guaranteed to be reimbursed for its friends? Vanity.

Derek
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