I don't want to get into an argument about this. But Schroeder loyally supported Chirac all through the run-up to the Iraqi war. And there's not much question that France and Russia had corrupt dealings with Saddam and his oil. Otherwise, I'll let the party you address answer your question.
:-) Ahhh! Here we go: Russia and France! No doubt. But it´s important to me that there are no false allegations against my country (there are enough justified, I fear).
Having freedom of speech (and freedom of opinion), I cannot see that the pure verbal opposition to the war helped Saddam: After all, he gave Turkey, Israel and Kuwait all the support the US wanted him to give (for their security; and the US striked when its forces were ready (-> deployments didn´t arrive until end Feb/beg March. This correction is really important to me, it makes my country looking no THAAAAAAT bad. ;)
If France and Germany want to back into the freedom coalition...they can bend over and KMA...for starters...I don't need either one of them to know we are virtuous...we are freedom...we are liberty
No one can hold a candle to the United States...get a clue