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Politics : American Presidential Politics and foreign affairs -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Geoff Altman who wrote (22291)8/29/2007 5:47:15 PM
From: Peter Dierks  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 71588
 
The funny thing is that most of the sales to Iraq were on credit and President Bush made France, Germany Russia and the rest of the Axis of Weasels take a big haircut on their Iraqi debt. this was part of the cause of animosity. They were embarrassed when caught with their hands in the cookie jar. They were also hurt politically by the huge loss.