Re: Oil for food programme...is this true?
Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2004 1:24 pm
Bimmercat wrote:
> You're not going to like this...but if the allegations turn out
> to be true...it certainly explains France and Germany's
> attutude towards helping us out...does it not?
why would you assume that?
it was widely acknowledged from the outset, even by those opposed to the war like myself, that france, russia and china adopted the positions that they did not out of high falutin' moral objections but primarily for economic and geo-political reasons.
not sure what germany has to do with it, though. are they mentioned in a bit you didn't quote?
> You're not going to like this...but if the allegations turn out
> to be true...it certainly explains France and Germany's
> attutude towards helping us out...does it not?
why would you assume that?
it was widely acknowledged from the outset, even by those opposed to the war like myself, that france, russia and china adopted the positions that they did not out of high falutin' moral objections but primarily for economic and geo-political reasons.
not sure what germany has to do with it, though. are they mentioned in a bit you didn't quote?