Crushing German dissent: Why the U.S. fears Europe http://www.iht.com/articles/86241.html
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Why Are The French So Anti????
- Thread starter Wasted_Daytrade
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Quote from hapaboy:
They are important solely because our government is trying to be diplomatic about this whole affair. After we've taken care of Iraq, I think there will be a total reevaluation by us about who our "allies" really are.
I doubt very much that we will be as diplomatic if there is another attack equal in scale to 9/11.
yeah, we ARE trying to be diplomatic, unlike anyone else, what gets me is who else in the world takes their issues to the UN, i.e did russia take their chechnya issue to the un, not they just went in, and they have the balls to to veto us? they wont
bottom line, allies dont always have to agree, but under cold war when the french, germans, etc.. were scared to death it wsa convenient and wise of them to agree with us on everything...we can disagree on this issue and that will be fine....they are only "middle-weights" and its their pergoative to disagree if its not in their interest, but its not liek we will fight europe
and the UN, its nice to have the approval, and its a good forum for diplomatic dialogue, but it starts and ends their, the UN does not run the world remember! and at times they can be quite detrimental, remeber league of nations?
Quote from swoop[TR]:
http://www.idleworm.com/nws/2002/11/iraq2.shtml
Here maybe a game can explain the situation for you.
Friedman has written a good book "The Lexus and the Olive Tree" but he is one of the most liberal people I know and his ideas are sometimes completely ridiculous and unrealistic.
In the end I am sure Europe will save the US from another 9/11 and that's it. They're not playing the emotional card (and they are standing their ground, good for 'em)
cool game though, i like the 3 sadams you get to pick
good piece from the NYT...from bluehorseshoe
btw...one more reason the euro-whimps dont want us to go to war is they will have to see again how powerful we are, as a matter of fact, 10x as powerful as gulf war 1, and then we become even MORE powerful and they become EVEN more weaker...if they stop us, suddenly they gain stregnth....europe is scared of us and how powerful we are, they dont want to see it, or see us become more powerful when we mop up sadam.
btw...one more reason the euro-whimps dont want us to go to war is they will have to see again how powerful we are, as a matter of fact, 10x as powerful as gulf war 1, and then we become even MORE powerful and they become EVEN more weaker...if they stop us, suddenly they gain stregnth....europe is scared of us and how powerful we are, they dont want to see it, or see us become more powerful when we mop up sadam.