[Balata]

Here is the simple answer to your question. Containment Policy won’t work against Iraq because France, Germany and Russia are not willing to put the containment of Iraq above their individual interests.

[Howlin]

I wish you had showed up 1800 posts ago!

[Dolphy]

Great point. If anyone goes back and looks at the history of the post-Gulf War resolutions it's been France and Russia dragging their feet and working against the Brits and us. If they were in control there wouldn't even be sanction, however ineffective.

[Torie]

More to the point, the nations in question are not doing the containing, so it is a free lunch for them.