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To: smolejv@gmx.net who wrote (26463)	12/23/2002 7:45:45 AM
From: TobagoJack	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

Hello DJ, <<qualifier "Unless UN sanctioned">> I was thinking, and perhaps not thinking clearly enough, that if UN sanctioned, then the US can at least off load the responsibility more broadly, and get a bit more, and presumably less expensive, cooperation from nearby base camps and such. In the broader scheme, you are right, none of it makes one iota bit of difference in a perpetual conflict with a 1,000 years history. Merrily off to war we go. What is your financial survival strategy? Or perhaps just tie yourself to the coconut tree? Chugs, Jay

To: smolejv@gmx.net who wrote (26463)	12/23/2002 9:55:46 PM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 74559

Germany says no money for Iraq war this time German Finance Minister Hans Eichel said on Sunday the country would not contribute any financial support whatsoever to a war launched against Iraq. Germany, a vocal opponent of any military strike against Iraq, had contributed some $5.5 billion to U.S.-led efforts to drive Iraq from Kuwait in 1991 because it said at the time its constitution forbade sending troops abroad. "It is quite clear that we will not contribute any financial support for a war against Iraq," Eichel told Bild newspaper's Monday edition. Eichel said a war could lead to higher security costs for the German government and might also have a negative impact on economic growth, especially if oil prices rise. "It is in any event a big risk," Eichel said, referring to the possible war that could tear new holes in his budget. Relations between Germany and the United States have been strained since Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder won re-election in September on a campaign sharply attacking the United States government over its policies on Iraq and the war threat.