[canuck_conservative]

The French are in there like a dirty shirt, too.

Kind of explains why those two countries are so hesitant about going to war against Saddam.

[Pontiac]

Kind of explains why those two countries are so hesitant about going to war against Saddam.

Both countries are also in a deep economic slump and would like to keep selling to Iraq.

His petrodollars are most welcome in these countries (no mater whose blood is on it).

[TigerLikesRooster]

Re #4

This is a great opportunity to nail Franco-German leftists with filthy weapon's deals they made with Saddams.

Isn't it ironic that supposedly anti-war lefties will be undone by weapon's deals ? We have a sure winner here if this is true. We have to make sure that we can politically finish them.

[evad]

"Kind of explains why those two countries are so hesitant about going to war against Saddam. "

That certainly is the main reason...and may be the only reason.

IMO