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To: Condor who wrote (96857)	4/29/2003 10:47:05 PM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

I believe the problem arises when countries that choose not to fall in line with military adventures of the United States find themselves threatened or actually penalized economically by the US. One thing that we have to accept is that despite all the talk of financial interests here and there, these countries ultimately had no choice but to reject the war, because their populations were overwhelmingly opposed to it. That's the nature of democracy, and the logic of trying to impose trade penalties on a nation because their people don't always agree with our policies escapes me utterly.