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To: paul_philp who wrote (84122)	3/20/2003 9:51:03 AM
From: Condor	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

It is much more than simply emotional. I understand what you are saying. I also said that "If they don't get France they don't get reconcilliation in Europe". I believe that and throw in Russia and China and the "healing" will come faster than you suspect, I suspect <g>. Much will have to do with the prospects of this administrations re-election.

To: paul_philp who wrote (84122)	3/20/2003 10:12:45 AM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

. . . but rift between the US and France has deep roots, the structure of the relationship has changed, it will take some time for a new relationship to fully grow. France actively worked against the US in a matter the US considered a national security matter. It is much more than simply emotional. I presently read that as a rift not between France and the US but between the Chirac administration and the Bush administration. I don't mean to argue that there were no differences prior to each's ascension to power. One need only look at the various accounts of the Bosnia and Kosovo campaigns to see that there is a structural component. But the highly inflamed character of the present moment is largely a product of the interplay between these two factions. One of the great things about democracy is that each can and will be replaced by others. Only if these kinds of rifts extend across administrations do they become more than emotional disagreements over specific policies.