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To: Elsewhere who wrote (114725)	9/13/2003 6:49:12 PM
From: quehubo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Jochen, for all the sacrifices our country has made as a result of your countries actions and the Cold War, your country should remember who it stood with against the US when it came time liberate Iraq. I do not see you standing up to defend the actions of your partner nations of Russia and France. Condemning Iraq's actions is a rather hollow gesture when your standing behind the actions of France and Russia. You may find my comments insulting, but with respect to supporting the USA in Iraq I find the actions of Germany self indulgent and unforgivable.

To: Elsewhere who wrote (114725)	9/13/2003 7:11:49 PM
From: Dennis O'Bell	Respond to of 281500

Besides the fact that Germany wasn't the poster boy for under the table support of the Baathist regime, of the countries France, Russia and Germany, Russia is "owed" the most significant amount of dollars, but nearly all that money seems to be "funny money" for arms deals rather than for oil. I think someone should analyze just what Iraq (that is, the present Iraqi population) really owes the world, factoring out such baloney as cold war arms deals, or for that matter, much of the money "owed" to Kuwait et al. Those other states will never collect a dime in reality, at least not in any of our lifetimes, so why hold the debts on the books other than to muddy the situation ? I'd wager the realistic debt owed by Iraq is less than 15 % of the numbers that are so often cited.