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Mon 10 Feb, 2003 12:55 am
Welcome to A2k BumbleBeeBoogie great topic and a worrisome subject. From the beginning NATO has not wanted to participate with the US in this Iraq problem that should be a telling clue to the President of the US. But alas he and his cadre of advisors want this war and they are going to have it no matter what in my opinion.
Welcome, BumbleBeeBoogie!
Infact, it is not known, if there really is a 'Franco-German' plan at all and what it consinsts of, until this very moment, at least.
All is based on an article in 'Der Spiegel'. This was discussed, as leanrt just some minutes ago, at the Munich conference from Thursday evening onwards.
The Belgians want to veto - which is truely their right. It's perhaps a spilt about how to handle the "Turley affair", meaning, it is perhaps more than just NATO but EU-related as well. (Remember, how the USA tried to press EU-states foward for accepting Turkey as a new member?)
Nevertheless, most of these actuall affairs have started similar to mine in childhood's sandbox: "But he started!".