[steve-b]

It's a rather ridiculous stance of Germany to be opposing it as a NATO action while providing the requested men and equipment in a low-profile manner

Part of the French and German motivation is a compulsion to run around screaming "I am relevant!" (rather like a certain XPOTUS we all know and loathe).

(The other parts are their oil contracts and the realization that they are gonna be soooo busted when the occupation forces give Saddam's WMD programs a real inspection.

[Dog Gone]

I think the biggest part of the German resistance to war is the fact that a large majority of the nation has adopted a Susan Sarandon mentality of "What has Iraq ever done to us? War is bad for children and other living things."

It's partly a result of the socialist mentality that believes in compassion, but loses a grip on reality.