[livius]

Franco-German entente underway designed to reduce the ability of Britain to oppose Continental designs within the nascent EU

France and Germany also want to reduce the ability of the "uppity" southern countries - Spain and Italy - to challenge their designs. I hope the US is planning on giving lots of favorable trade consideration to Britain, Spain and Italy (to say nothing of the Eastern European countries that are siding with us) after Saddam is toast. And kicking France and Germany in their weasel-teeth.

[Cicero]

I think all of this is likely enough. The question is whether the rest of Europe will sit still and let Chirac and Schoeder give them orders.