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To: greenspirit who wrote (8777)	9/21/2003 6:57:18 AM
From: Elsewhere	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793925

Britain is America's chief ally over Iraq; Germany and France were the war's most vocal opponents. As Mr Blair slips back into his role as America's diplomat-in-chief, he will be trying to find common ground with France and Germany They agreed on most issues but - why am I not surprised? - not on Iraq. Chirac derails Iraq talks By Philip Sherwell and Tony Paterson (Filed: 21/09/2003) President Jacques Chirac derailed an effort by Tony Blair to mend divisions between Europe and the United States over Iraq by insisting on an "immediate transfer" of power to the Iraqi governing council. ... telegraph.co.uk Blair gets the cold shoulder at Berlin summit Luke Harding in Berlin Sunday September 21, 2003 The Observer Tony Blair's efforts to seek agreement with France and Germany over Iraq suffered an embarrassing setback yesterday when French President Jacques Chirac bluntly insisted that power should be handed back to Iraqis in a 'few months'. ... observer.guardian.co.uk