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To: Neocon who wrote (143619)	8/19/2004 5:14:34 PM
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I doubt that Schröder wanted to "lead Europe." His starting point after the 2002 election was his absolute "no" to any Iraq participation maintained during the campaign. Looking around in Europe it was obvious that no other country shared his position. But there was Chirac extending the special role France has played for decades, and Schröder approached his position. ... some backlash against [French] mentoring. Has Germany had a similar incident within the EU? Yes. The Maastricht budget guidelines for the euro were mainly pushed by Germany to guarantee a currency which would be as strong as the Deutsche Mark. Funnily Germany became one of the most serious violators with the result that Germany faces EU budget penalty Wednesday, 13 November, 2002, 12:09 GMT news.bbc.co.uk

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