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To: TimF who wrote (150167)	8/22/2002 3:16:30 PM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1583483

If the Canadian defense minister did give out a sharp rebuke it wasn't contained in that quote. "As it stands now, it seems very unlikely that we would participate in a war against Iraq.", does not amount to a sharp rebuke or even a mild one. You heard what Rumsfeld said yesterday...."the president didn't ask them". The pre-emptive nature of the remarks I think is what makes them sharp rebukes. They are all saying don't bother asking...or at least setting an expectation that maybe "the president should not ask". Al