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"It is not clear whether either the French or the Russians, both of whom would be quite pleased to see the United States bog down in Iraq, would refrain from intelligence sharing."

This is something that I've feared for quite some time. If the US and Britain get bogged down in Iraq -- if there are substantial civilian casualties during a drawn out battle for Baghdad -- then Blair will be swept from power, the US will be disgraced, and France wins.

The answer is obvious. They will share whatever they have, if they think they can get away with it.

Perhaps you might want to review some footage from the previous war. We will not be bogged down, the Iraqi people will not be denied self determination, and the SOCIALIST movement will not stop the free peoples of the world. This is not only a fight to rid us of Saddam and his vile weapons, it is also a test as to which countries are actually for or against freedom. Please do not misjudge the phrase "self determination" as it does not mean any form of governence so long as the people chose it. It means a free, constitutional, democratically elected and representitive republic. This of course precludes socialism, communism, and what ever the hell the french call that by which they attempt to govern themselves. Ask the free peoples of Europe their opinion, say Denmark or Poland, since they know the difference between freedom and a socialist state. The current peace movement has little to do with Iraq, it has much more to do with the political aspirations of those behind it. God bless America, God save the Queen, and please please God save us from the french.

"It is not clear whether either the French or the Russians, both of whom would be quite pleased to see the United States bog down in Iraq, would refrain from intelligence sharing."

And that could very well be viewed as an act of war against the US and UK. And the repercussions for them could be quite a bit more severe than just being shut out of a post-war IRaq.