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Politics : The Iraq War And Beyond -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Ed Huang who wrote (318)	8/12/2003 1:41:09 AM
From: BubbaFred	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9018

Germany decides against sending troops to Iraq Agence France-Presse Berlin, August 11 Germany has decided against sending troops to Iraq to assist US-led forces in stabilising the war-shattered country, a government spokesman said on Monday. "The government is abiding by its stance not to engage militarily in Iraq," Thomas Steg said, adding that the United States has not formally asked for Germany's help. Steg was asked about the German position after Defence Minister Peter Struck said that German peacekeeping troops could join a possible NATO mission in post-war Iraq. Struck had said that such participation would be contingent on a United Nations mandate and a formal request from the occupying powers for assistance, and described the issue of German participation as "theoretical". Steg did not comment on Germany's position on NATO joining the peacekeeping effort in Iraq at Monday's routine government news conference. Meanwhile, the chairman of NATO's Military Committee, General Harald Kujat, called for the alliance to play a role in Iraq and said that such an operation would be possible under a UN mandate. He said that Berlin's decision whether or not to join such a mission need not be decisive. Germany fiercely opposed the US-led war to topple Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, which sent relations with Washington plunging to the freezing point. On Friday, US President George W Bush warmly praised Germany for its role in peacekeeping operation in Afghanistan. The remarks were interpreted in German media as a means of laying the groundwork for a request for similar assistance in Iraq. hindustantimes.com